Legal Opinion

Sellers v. United States

District Court, E.D. Michigan

Decided April 29, 2004No. Civ. 01-73469. No.Cr. 92-81058PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION and ORDER OF DISMISSAL

TAYLOR, District Judge.

Petitioner has timely filed a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. This court has granted Petitioner’s requests to amend his § 2255 motion on two occasions. In addition, Petitioner has filed (1) a motion to appoint counsel, (2) a motion seeking discovery, and (3) a motion to stay adjudication of the § 2255 motion pending resolution of his motion for discovery. For the reasons stated below, Petitioner’s motions must be DENIED.

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Background

Petitioner was one of nearly two dozen defendants…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Vernon C. Weygandt v. Donald Look, Superintendent, and the Attorney General for the State of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  4. Bracy v. GramleySupreme Court of the United States · 1997
  5. Wright v. WestSupreme Court of the United States · 1992

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3Cited by13 opinions

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  5. Ellis v. United StatesDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2019

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