Legal Opinion

Dinkins v. Boncher

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided July 29, 2022No. 1:21-cv-11847Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS ____________________________________ ) JAMES DINKINS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) Civil Action No. 21-cv-11847-AK v. ) ) WARDEN A. BONCHER, ) ) Respondent. ) ) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER A. KELLEY, D.J. Petitioner James Dinkins (“Dinkins”) filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The government responded to that petition by arguing that Dinkins has not identified any error in his sentence and has failed to identify any facts that warrant relief under § 2241 pursuant to the “savings clause” of 28 U.S.C. § 2255(e). [Dkt.…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Bousley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  2. Napue v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
  3. Strickler v. GreeneSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  4. McCleskey v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  5. In Re Ocsulis DorsainvilCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997

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