Legal Opinion
Williams v. United States
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 12, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-1735PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DITTER, District Judge.
The question presented in this case is whether the petitioner’s claim that his parole was revoked in violation of procedural due process requirements is cognizable under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 in this court where his original sentence was imposed. I conclude it is not and that petitioner must seek relief by way of habeas corpus in the district where he is confined.
On May 3,1971, petitioner was committed to imprisonment for a term of five years following his plea of guilty to violating the Dyer Act, 18 U.S.C. § 2313. If petitioner’s pro se complaint is liberally…
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