Legal Opinion
Williams v. Gonzales
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 22, 2008No. Civil Action 08-00681 (HHK)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HENRY H. KENNEDY, Jr., District Judge.
Petitioner Lawrence Williams (“Williams”), a federal inmate proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus with this court. Before the court is respondents’ motion for an order construing Williams’ motion as one under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 and transferring the case to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. For the reasons stated below, the court concludes that the motion should be granted.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1995, Williams was convicted in the United States Court for the District of Colorado of conspiracy to…
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