United States v. George

MEMORANDUM ORDER ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF ERROR CORAM NOBIS

LINDSAY, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Before the court is a petition of Richard J. George (the “petitioner” or “George”) for the issuance of a writ of error coram nobis, pursuant to the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a). George claims that he is entitled to relief because his conviction was tainted by fundamental error, and he continues to suffer collateral consequences from an invalid conviction, in the form of terminated state pension benefits. The government opposes the petition on the grounds that there was no fundamental error…