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Melendez v. U.S.

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division
Oct 18, 2011
CASE NO. 6:11-cv-554-Orl-28KRS, (6:08-cr-228-Orl-28KRS) (M.D. Fla. Oct. 18, 2011)

Opinion

CASE NO. 6:11-cv-554-Orl-28KRS, (6:08-cr-228-Orl-28KRS).

October 18, 2011


ORDER


This case is before the Court on the following motion:

The Government's Request for Judicial Determination of Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege (Doc. No. 9, filed September 24, 2011). Upon consideration, the request is GRANTED in that, by bringing an ineffective assistance of claim in this section 2255 proceeding, Petitioner put at issue, and thereby waived, any attorney-client privilege with respect to conversations that "bore on his attorneys' strategic choices." See Johnson v. Alabama, 256 F.3d 1156, 1178 (11th Cir. 2001).

DONE AND ORDERED in Chambers at Orlando, Florida.


Summaries of

Melendez v. U.S.

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division
Oct 18, 2011
CASE NO. 6:11-cv-554-Orl-28KRS, (6:08-cr-228-Orl-28KRS) (M.D. Fla. Oct. 18, 2011)
Case details for

Melendez v. U.S.

Case Details

Full title:JONATHAN MELENDEZ, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent

Court:United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division

Date published: Oct 18, 2011

Citations

CASE NO. 6:11-cv-554-Orl-28KRS, (6:08-cr-228-Orl-28KRS) (M.D. Fla. Oct. 18, 2011)