Legal Opinion
Christopher Rufus Williams v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 15, 1993No. Docket 92-2537PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge:
This attempt to appeal from an order denying a motion to vacate a sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (1988) requires consideration of an issue affecting the timeliness of an appeal that arises, at least implicitly, with great frequency, yet has remained unresolved in this Circuit. The issue is whether a judgment should be entered after a court issues an order denying relief under section 2255. Technically, the issue is whether such an order is subject to the requirement of Rule 58 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which specifies that the clerk shall…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Berman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Heflin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Ex Parte Tom TongSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
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3Cited by26 opinions
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