Legal Opinion
Cecil Simon, A.K.A. Cecil Jackson v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 19, 2004No. Docket 99-2411PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CALABRESI, Circuit Judge.
In Adams v. United States, 155 F.3d 582, 584 (2d Cir.1998) (per curiam), we held that district courts may not sua sponte convert post-conviction motions, putatively brought under some other provision, into motions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 without first giving the petitioner notice and an opportunity to decline the conversion or withdraw the motion. The Supreme Court adopted this same rule in Castro v. United States, — U.S. —, —, 124 S.Ct. 786, 792, 157 L.Ed.2d 778 (2003). In the case before us, we must determine whether a similar prescription applies to cases…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- McCleskey v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Bailey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Castro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
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3Cited by82 opinions
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