Legal Opinion

United States v. Abu-Shawish

District Court, E.D. Wisconsin

Decided January 12, 2017No. Case No. 03-CR-211-1-JPSPublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

J.P. Stadtmueller, United States District Judge

Before the Court is the petition of Defendant Mhammad A. Abu-Shawish (“Abu-Shawish”) for the Court to issue him a certifícate of innocence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2513(b). (Docket # 306). He requests the certificate in light of the dismissal of the indictment against him on remand from the Seventh Circuit and his acquittal in a later, related prosecution. For the reasons stated below, the Court must deny the petition.

1. APPLICABLE LAW

In order to obtain a certificate of innocence authorized by 28 U.S.C. § 2513(b), subsection (a) of the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. CIGNA Corp. v. AmaraSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  2. John A. Betts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  3. United States v. Bernard SeidlingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  4. United States v. BrunnerCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1952
  5. Floyd J. Osborn v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Mhammad Abu-Shawish v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  2. Mhammad Abu-Shawish v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018
  3. Mhammad Abu-Shawish v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2018

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