Thomas Vivirito v. United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ) THOMAS VIVIRITO, ) ) Petitioner, ) v. ) No. 24 C 7540 ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Chief Judge Virginia M. Kendall ) Respondent, ) MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Thomas Vivirito petitions this Court under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

alleging ineffective assistance of counsel in violation of the Sixth Amendment. (Dkts. 1, 2). To support the Petition, Vivirito argues that his prior counsel should have moved to recuse this Court prior to his sentencing based on her special knowledge of crimes against children and the past…