Legal Opinion
Matter of the Application of Clayton C. Pierce, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 2, 1957No. Misc. 564PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Chief Judge.
Pierce, a prisoner of the United States, applies to me for reconsideration of my denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus. The basis of the denial was that the sentencing court had denied him relief under Section 2255, title 28, U.S.C., and that under that section such denial precludes his applying for habeas corpus “if it appears that * * * [the sentencing court] has denied him relief, unless it also appears that the remedy by motion is inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of his detention.”
Pierce argues that the Section 2255 remedy is inadequate in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Maynard Dare Parsell and Melvin West Parsell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- United States Ex Rel. Josey v. HumphreyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- Beecher v. Leavenworth State BankCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
- Higgins v. Binns, U.S. AttyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- Kirby v. SwopeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Leroy Jefferson v. United States of America, UndocketedCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Willie Hullom v. Lester Burrows, Roy S. McCrimmon Horace W. Adams, Victor Beck, Don Hardy, Otto Beulow, John W. Slusser and Carl D. MosierCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1959
- Gerald Glen Boyden v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1972
- Gift Stars, Inc. v. AlexanderDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Shields v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 1962
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