Legal Opinion
Eastridge v. United States
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 12, 2009No. Civil Action 00-3045 (RMC)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROSEMARY M. COLLYER, District Judge.
After serving decades in prison for a murder they did not commit, Petitioners Joseph Wayne Eastridge, Joseph N. Sousa, and the Estate of Salvatore Infantolino, a.k.a. Michael A. Damien, now petition for a Certificate of Innocence so that they can proceed with wrongful conviction claims before the United States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1495, 2513. In its habeas opinion, this Court found “that this is the rare case in which Petitioners can prove their ‘actual innocence’ of the crime charged as well as violations of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Butler v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- John A. Betts v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Humphrey v. United StatesUnited States Court of Federal Claims · 2002
- United States v. KeeganDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1947
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3Cited by5 opinions
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