Legal Opinion
In Re Jonathan Sims, Janice v. Terbush
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 15, 1997No. 97-0110PublishedCited by 502 opinions
1Per curiam
On July 15, 1996, Jonathan Sims filed a second motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The district court, noting that Sims failed to obtain authorization to file his second § 2255 motion as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3), transferred the motion to this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631. After his § 2255 motion was transferred, Sims filed a separate request under Sixth Circuit Rule 33 and § 2244(b)(3) seeking permission to file his second § 2255 motion in the district court.
Under § 2244(b)(3), state prisoners seeking to file a second or successive request for a writ of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Lonchar v. ThomasSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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3Cited by502 opinions
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