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Patrick v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
Jan 11, 2018
Case No. 3:14cv0034(WWE) (D. Conn. Jan. 11, 2018)

Opinion

Case No. 3:14cv0034(WWE)

01-11-2018

WILLIAM PATRICK, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.


RULING ON AMENDED PETITION TO VACATE , SET ASIDE OR CORRECT SENTENCE

Petitioner William Patrick has filed an amended petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence. In a ruling dated June 13, 2017, this Court rejected petitioner's arguments raised in his prior petition, in which petitioner had argued that there was a violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963); that he is actually innocent; that certain sentence enhancements were misapplied; and that there was ineffective assistance of counsel. This Court also declined to issue a Certificate of Appealability.

In accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3), a petitioning-defendant must seek permission from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals before filing a second or successive application. A petition is considered to be second or successive if a prior petition raised claims regarding the same conviction or sentence and that petition was decided on the merits. Quezada v. Smith, 624 F.3d 514, 517 (2d Cir. 2010). Accordingly, a transfer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1681 to the Second Circuit is the proper remedy for an uncertified successive § 2255 petition.

CONCLUSION

For the foregoing reasons, the Amended Petition to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence is transferred to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Dated this 11th day of January, 2018 at Bridgeport, Connecticut.

/s/Warren W. Eginton

Warren W. Eginton

Senior United States District Judge


Summaries of

Patrick v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
Jan 11, 2018
Case No. 3:14cv0034(WWE) (D. Conn. Jan. 11, 2018)
Case details for

Patrick v. United States

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM PATRICK, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT

Date published: Jan 11, 2018

Citations

Case No. 3:14cv0034(WWE) (D. Conn. Jan. 11, 2018)