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· 4/27/1999

Caravalho v. Pugh

Citations

  • 177 F.3d 1177
  • 1999 Colo. J. C.A.R. 2610
  • 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 7971
  • 1999 WL 308520

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that the remedy provided by § 2255 is inadequate or ineffective only in “extremely limited circumstances”
  • holding “§ 2265’s substantive and procedural barriers by themselves do not establish that § 2255 is inadequate or ineffective”
  • noting that the 14 Appellate Case: 20-1418 Document: 010110718991 Date Filed: 08/02/2022 Page: 15 remedy available pursuant to § 2255 is inadequate or ineffective only in “extremely limited circumstances”
  • unless inadequate or ineffective, a motion for relief under § 2255 is “[t]he exclusive remedy for testing the validity of a judgment and sentence” (internal quotation marks omitted)
  • “[W]e agree with the district court that the mere fact Caravalho is precluded from filing a § 2255 petition does not establish that the remedy in § 2255 is inadequate.”
  • “The exclusive remedy for testing the validity of a judgment and sentence, unless it is inadequate or ineffective, is that provided for in 28 U.S.C. § 2255.” (internal quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Tacha, McKay, Murphy

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