Lane v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ) ANDRE LANE, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 14-731 (RDM) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Defendant. ) ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner Andre Lane, proceeding pro se, filed this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, seeking to set aside his 2008 conviction and requesting a new trial in D.C. Superior Court. See Dkt. 1. Petitioner alleges that he was denied effective assistance of appellate counsel and that the D.C. Court of Appeals erred in affirming his conviction. See Dkt. 1 at 4. Respondent United States has moved to dismiss…