Amiel v. United States of America

Filing 53

AMENDED ORDER: SO ORDERED that this Court dismissed the petition uponfinding that petitioner failed to prove she was denied effective assistance of counsel. Ordered by Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein on 3/19/2014. (Florio, Lisa)

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SARINA AMIEL,
Petitioner,

AMENDED ORDER
97-CV-5276 (SJF)

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Respondent.

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FEUERSTEIN, J.
Pursuant to an order of remand issued by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, a hearing
was conducted on January 21,2014 and continued on March 10, 2014, to determine whether the
petitioner-appellant Sarina Arnie! ("petitioner") received ineffective assistance of counsel at trial.
On March 10, 2014, at the conclusion of the hearing, this Court dismissed the petition upon
finding that petitioner failed to prove she was denied effective assistance of counsel.
As petitioner has failed to make a substantial showing of a violation of a constitutional
right, a certificate of appealability will not issue. 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2); see also Miller-El v.

Cockrell, 537 U.S. 322,336, 123 S.Ct. 1029, 154 L.Ed.2d 931 (2003); Contino v. United States,
535 F.3d 124, 127 (2d Cir. 2008). Petitioner has a right to seek a certificate of appealability from
the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253.

SO ORDERED.

s/ Sandra J. Feuerstein
Sandra J. Feuerstein
United States District Judge
Dated: March 19,2014
Central Islip, New York