Legal Opinion

McKnight v. United States

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided June 25, 2014No. Civil Action No. 13-3747 (WHW)PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

WALLS, Senior District Judge:

This case, commenced as a § 2255 action, has been peppered by Petitioner’s filings that evinced his, and has caused Respondent’s, confusion. Petitioner’s § 2255 claims will be denied, and no certificate of appealability will issue. But, as explained later, there are also three other lines of habeas claims litigated here. No habeas petitioner can challenge different determinations in a single action. “Habe-as Rules do not envision ... a lump-sum challenge tó the circumstances which a litigant might find [himself] in. Rather, [under] Habeas Rule 2(e),…

2Cases cited55 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Slack v. McDanielSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  3. Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Miller-El v. CockrellSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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