Gumbs v. Stanford
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Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK wn KX SECUNDA GUMBS, Plaintiff, 22 CIVIL 4659 (VEC) -against- JUDGMENT TINA M. STANFORD, CHAIRPERSON, NEW YORK STATE BOARD OF PAROLE, Defendant. wn It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Opinion and Order dated September 12, 2023, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation in full. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, the Court issues a certificate of appealability as to whether Petitioner has demonstrated that the Appellate Division's harmless- error analysis was an unreasonable application of federal law and that the erroneously admitted evidence at trial had a substantial and injurious effect on the verdict. Petitioner is also granted in forma pauperis status for the purposes of any appeal. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 US. 438, 445-46 (1962) (concluding that an appeal may be taken in forma pauperis if made in "good faith"); Laboriel v. Lee, 2021 WL 76170, at *6 (S.D.N.Y. Jan. 7, 2021) (issuing a certificate of appealability and granting in forma pauperis status), affd, 2022 WL 4479527 (2d Cir. Sept. 27, 2022); accordingly, the case is closed. DATED: New York, New York September 12, 2023
RUBY J. KRAJICK Clerk of Court BN: Macrll Deputy Clerk
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