United States v. Rankin

■MEMORANDUM

CAHN, Chief Judge.

Before the court are a petition and two motions by Defendant Kevin J. Rankin (“Rankin”), who is proceeding pro se. Rankin petitions the court for coram nobis relief. In addition, Rankin moves the court to reassign this case outside the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, and to disqualify the U.S. Attorney’s Office for this district, particularly Assistant U.S. Attorney Louis R. Pichini (“Pichini”), from this case. For the reasons that follow, the court denies the petition and the motions.

I. BACKGROUND

The long history of this case, and of a related criminal matter…