Lee v. Tennis et al
Petitioner: Han Tak Lee
Respondent: Franklin J. Tennis, Monroe County District Attorney and PA Attorney General
Case Number: 4:2008cv01972
Filed: October 29, 2008
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Office: Williamsport Office
County: Centre
Presiding Judge: DB
Presiding Judge: Malcolm Muir
Nature of Suit: Habeas Corpus (General)
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)
Jury Demanded By: None

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January 19, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 128 MEMORANDUM (Order to follow as separate docket entry)Signed by Honorable William J. Nealon on 1/19/17. (ao)
January 5, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 123 ORDER : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT the Report andRecommendation, (Doc. 119), is ADOPTED IN PART and REJECTED IN PART asfollows:1. The recommendation that Petitioners motion to enforce thejudgment on remand be denied as to the unconditional grantingof the writ and releasing Petitioner from bond, (Doc. 119), isREJECTED.2. Petitioners objections to the recommendation that Petitionersmotion to enforce the judgment on remand be denied as to theunconditional granting of the writ and releasing Petitione rfrom bond, (Docs. 120, 121), are SUSTAINED.3. Petitioners motion to enforce the judgment on remand, as tothe unconditional granting of the writ and releasing Petitionerfrom bond, (Doc. 115), is GRANTED.4. The recommendation that Petitioners request, in his motion toenforce judgment on remand, to bar the Commonwealth fromany future prosecution of any charges related to the 1989 fire,resulting in the death of his daughter be denied, (Doc. 119), isADOPTED.5. Petitioners objections to the recommend ation that Petitionersrequest, in his motion to enforce judgment on remand, to barthe Commonwealth from any future prosecution of any chargesrelated to the 1989 fire, resulting in the death of his daughterbe denied, (Docs. 120, 121), are OVERRULED.6. Petitioners request, in his motion to enforce judgment onremand, to bar the Commonwealth from any future prosecutionof any charges related to the 1989 fire, resulting in the death ofhis daughter, (Doc. 115), is DENIED.7. The petition for writ of hab eas corpus, (Doc. 1), isUNCONDITIONALLY GRANTED.8. Magistrate Judge Carlsons August 22, 2014 Order settingPetitioners conditions of release, (Doc. 101), and Petitionersunsecured appearance bond in the amount of $50,000, (Doc.103), is VACATED and Petitioner is RELEASED from allobligations and restrictions of bond imposed by this Court.Signed by Honorable William J. Nealon on 1/5/2015. (rm)
March 5, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 112 ORDER (memorandum filed previously as separate docket entry); ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ; Motions terminated: 107 MOTION for Order Issuing Indicative Ruling under FRCP 62.1 that Writ Has Become Absolute filed by Han Tak Lee.; ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson; ; denying 107 Motion for Order; adopting 109 Report and Recommendations.Signed by Honorable William J. Nealon on 3/5/2015. (bg)
August 22, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 104 MEMORANDUM re: Bail Conditions. Signed by Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson on August 22, 2014. (kjn)
August 8, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 93 ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS 1) The Report and Recommendation 80 is adopted; 2) Respondents objections 82 are overruled 3) Petitioner's objections are overruled 4) The petition for writ of habeas corpus is conditionally granted. 5) Petitioner's state conviction and sentence is vacated. 6) The matter is remanded to the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County 7) Within 120 days, the Commonwealth of PA shall either retry Han Tak Lee or release him 8) There is no basis for the issuance of a certificate of appealability and 9) The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. Signed by Honorable William J. Nealon on 8/8/14. (ts)
July 16, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MEMORANDUM (Order to follow). Signed by Honorable William J. Nealon on 7/16/2012. (bg, )
September 22, 2010 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER :The writ of habeas corpus is denied. The Clerk of Court is directed to close this case. There is no basis for the issuance of a certificate of appealability. Signed by Honorable Malcolm Muir on 9/22/10. (bw, )
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Petitioner: Han Tak Lee
Represented By: Peter Goldberger
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Respondent: Franklin J. Tennis
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