Legal Opinion

Harrelson v. United States

District Court, W.D. Texas

Decided June 13, 1997No. 5:97-cv-00518PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BIERY, District Judge.

ORDER

Before the Court are apparent issues of first impression:

1) Whether Rules 11 and 24 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure apply to a proceeding filed by a convicted federal criminal defendant pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. Section 2255;

2) Whether a convicted federal criminal defendant’s former counsel may intervene as a matter of right in a Section 2255 proceeding filed by said counsel’s former client when the former client has accused his former counsel of ineffective assistance.

For the reasons set forth below, this Court orders both questions answered in the…

2Cases cited54 opinions

  1. Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Linda R. S. v. Richard D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Linda RS v. Richard D.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Business Guides, Inc. v. Chromatic Communications Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. United States v. Orrin Shaid, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. CloudCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1999
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  3. United States v. SwartzDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2013

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