United States v. Frank Santora, Jr.

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• holding that a pro se pleading is characterized based on its essence rather than on the attached label
• noting that, when reviewing the merits of pro se claims, “the essence of the pleading controls” and “review . . . is not circumscribed by the label attached”
• “Finding the complaint devoid of factual or legal merit, . . . no hearing is necessary.”
• construing pro se litigant's Rule 35 motion as request for relief under § 2255
• the essence of a claim dictates the type of claim it is as opposed to the title affixed to the pleading
• “Mindful of the liberality accorded pro se filings, we therefore elect to construe Santora’s ill-styled Rule 35 pleading as a request for relief under § 2255.”

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