Opinion
97 CR 50026-4
August 5, 2002
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Maurice Buchanan, a federal prisoner, has filed a "motion for an order" in which he asserts certain counts of the indictment against him were defective. Buchanan had entered guilty pleas on Counts 1, 5, and 17 of the indictment and was sentenced on September 3, 1998. In a plea agreement he waived all appellate issues and his right to challenge his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Nevertheless, he filed a § 2255 motion which was summarily denied on September 27, 1999. The current motion is an attempt to avoid the need for prior appellate approval of a second collateral attack, and must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction in this court. See § 2255 ¶ 8; Johnson v. United States, 196 F.3d 802 (7th Cir. 1999). The motion is dismissed.