Saro v. Brown

Pro se federal prisoner Carlos Saro appeals a district court judgment that dismissed his civil suit against former Ohio attorney Patrick L. Brown. The case has *388been referred to this panel pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. We unanimously agree that oral argument is not needed. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).

Seeking monetary relief, a declaratory judgment that would allow him to file an out-of-time 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion, and the initiation of criminal proceedings against the defendant, Saro sued Brown for failing to prosecute timely a § 2255 motion after Saro retained Brown’s…