Stone v. United States

DECISION AND ORDER

MYRON L. GORDON, District Judge.

The petitioner has filed a motion to vacate her federal sentence, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. She has also filed a “motion for ex parte, in camera, alternative judgment.” I believe that the latter motion should be denied and that the former motion should be denied without prejudice.

The petitioner was convicted of contempt of court in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 401, for refusing to state her name or to be sworn as a witness on December 4, 1974, during the trial of United States v. Frank W. Scott, 74-Cr-169. Ms. Stone was sentenced by me to a…