Legal Opinion
Curry v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 8, 2007No. 07-1658PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents the recurring question of how the court of appeals should treat an appeal from the denial of a prison er’s motion under Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(b) to vacate the denial of postconviction relief that he had sought under either the provisions of the federal habeas corpus statute applicable to state prisoners, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2244, 2254; or, if as in this case he is a federal prisoner, under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, the federal prisoners’ habeas corpus substitute. There is quite a variety of answers on offer. See, e.g., United States v. Hardin, 481 F.3d 924, 926 (6th…
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- Jerry Montgomery v. Rondle Anderson, Warden, Indiana State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2001
- Robert Benchoff v. Raymond ColleranCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by37 opinions
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