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· 11/17/2003

Leal-Rivera v. United States

Citations

  • 540 U.S. 1018
  • 124 S. Ct. 561
  • 72 U.S.L.W. 3347
  • 157 L. Ed. 2d 433
  • 2003 U.S. LEXIS 8399

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  • holding that § 2255 proceedings are civil in nature and governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

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