Legal Opinion
Sorensen v. United States
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided February 1, 2023No. 4:19-cv-04190Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTHERN DIVISION SHAWN RUSSELL SORENSEN, Plaintiff, vs. 4:19-CV-04190-KES UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ORDER DISMISSING PETITION Defendant. Shawn Russell Sorensen filed a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Docket 1.1 The government moved to dismiss, and the court dismissed all of Sorensen’s claims except one: Sorensen’s ineffective assistance of counsel claim for failure to investigate potential witness Larry Kuhnert. See Docket 51 at 28. Magistrate Judge Duffy held an evidentiary hearing on this…
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