Legal Opinion

United States v. Williams

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 30, 2009No. Cr. 88-0045 (TFH)PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

THOMAS F. HOGAN, District Judge.

Pending before the Court is Michael K. Williams’ pro se Motion to Vacate Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 Post-Conviction Relief filed on January 27, 2007. The government filed its opposition on December 11, 2008. In accordance with its duty to construe a pro se pleading liberally, see Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106, 97 S.Ct. 285, 50 L.Ed.2d 251 (1976), the Court will analyze Williams’ pleading as both a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 and a petition for a writ of error coram nobis. Finding that Williams cannot prevail under either…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Barefoot v. EstelleSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  3. Maleng v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. United States v. AddonizioSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954

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