Legal Opinion
Dinovo v. United States
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 24, 2008No. Civil Action 97-10782-NMGPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
Petitioner Russell DiNovo (“DiNovo”) has filed a motion pursuant to Fed. R.Civ.P. 15(c) to amend his habeas corpus petition which was dismissed by this Court (per United States District Judge Robert E. Keeton) in 1997. The government opposes that motion and moves to dismiss the action.
I. Background
On February 2, 1994, DiNovo was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). On April 28, 1994, he was sentenced to imprisonment for 235 months. That sentence had been enhanced under the Armed Career Criminal…
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