Legal Opinion

Sorensen v. United States

District Court, D. South Dakota

Decided August 24, 2021No. 4:19-cv-04190Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTHERN DIVISION SHAWN RUSSELL SORENSEN, 4:19-CV-04190-KES Movant, ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND vs. DENYING IN PART RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. Movant, Shawn Russell Sorensen, filed a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Docket 1.1 The United States moves to dismiss the petition for failure to state a claim and for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Docket 26. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge under 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and this…

2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. United States v. FradySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. Harmelin v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. Mathis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2016

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