Legal Opinion

Darden v. Bureau of Prisons

District Court, E.D. New York

Decided April 19, 2010No. 09 CV 2451(SJ)Published

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER

JOHNSON, Senior District Judge:

Before the Court is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (the “ § 2241 Motion”) and a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct a sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (the “ § 2255 Motion”), brought by Joel Darden (“Petitioner”), by his post-conviction counsel. Petitioner moves to modify a sentence imposed by the Court under docket number 00 CR 315. For the following reasons, the petition is GRANTED in part.

Factual and Procedural Background 1

Petitioner is seeking to challenge a judgment, which followed a plea of guilty,…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Hill v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Townsend v. BurkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  3. United States v. AddonizioSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Benito Jiminian, - V- John Nash, Warden Fci Ray BrookCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  5. United States v. William BokunCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995

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