Graffia v. U.S., No. 02 C 5701 (N.D.Ill.) (264 F.Supp.2d 674) (May 21, 2003) (Judge Elaine E. Bucklo)
Here the Court held that a four-year delay in deciding a petitioner’s § 2255 motion (during which time he actually completed the service of the very sentence he was attempting to modify), while “unfortunate and regrettable,” held not to violate any constitutional right to habeas corpus review.
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