Legal Opinion
Shakur v. Warden
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 25, 2023No. Civil Action No. 2022-1669Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COCHISE AMARI SHAKUR, : : Petitioner : : Civil Action No.: 22-1669 (RC) v. : : Re Document No.: 12 WARDEN, FCI PETERSBURG, : : Respondent. : MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS I. INTRODUCTION Petitioner Cochise Amari Shakur 1 filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeking to vacate his 1998 conviction for first-degree murder and other charges. See Pet. Writ Habeas Corpus at 1 (“Pet.”), ECF No. 1. The Government filed a motion to dismiss on jurisdictional and timeliness grounds. See…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Erickson v. PardusSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Schlup v. DeloSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Swain v. PressleySupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Blair-Bey v. QuickCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1998
- David Isaiah Garris v. Charles S. Lindsay, Administrator, Maximum Security FacilityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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