Eugene Post v. United States

Eugene Post, proceeding pro se, appeals the district court’s order denying his pro se Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b)(3) motion as an unauthorized successive motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Following a jury trial, Post was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 846, and sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment. Post initially appealed his conviction but then voluntarily dismissed his direct appeal with prejudice. Instead of proceeding on direct appeal, Post filed a § 2255 motion alleging that his trial attorneys were ineffective. On June…