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Tenth Circuit· 4/14/1997

United States v. Christopher Simmonds

Citations

  • 111 F.3d 737
  • 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 7138
  • 97 CJ C.A.R. 550

How courts have described this case

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  • reasoning § 1915(g) does not extend to § 2255 proceedings because the phrase “civil action” “was not meant to apply to habeas corpus”
  • \Mr. Simmonds' conviction became `final' after the Supreme Court denied certiorari[.]\
  • “In a § 2255 proceeding, the district court is not required to hold an evidentiary hearing on a prisoner's claims where the motion and the files and records of the case conclusively show that the prisoner is entitled to no relief.”

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Judges: Brorby, Henry, Murphy

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