ZIMMERMAN v. BURGE

No. 06 CV 1007(ARR)(LB).

492 F.Supp.2d 170 (2007)

Nicholas ZIMMERMAN, Petitioner, v. Superintendent John BURGE, Auburn Correctional Facility, Respondent.

United States District Court, E.D. New York.

June 25, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nicholas Zimmerman, Auburn, NY, Pro se Petitioner.

Lisa Ellen Fleischmann, New York State Office of the Attorney General, Criminal Division, New York City, for Respondent.


OPINION AND ORDER

ROSS, District Judge.

Pro se petitioner Nicholas Zimmerman filed the instant petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 on February 16, 2006. In his petition, Mr. Zimmerman raises the following claims: (1) he was denied the effective assistance of trial counsel by (a) counsel's decision to forgo pre-trial motions and investigation of petitioner's alibi defense in order to proceed directly to trial...

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