No. 18-6095
Jose Luis Buenrostro v. United States
Response WaivedIFP
Tags: 28-usc-2255 habeas-corpus magwood-rule magwood-v-patterson motion-to-vacate new-judgment presidential-commutation sentence-reduction successive-motion
Latest Conference:
2018-10-26
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether a prisoner whose sentence has been reduced from life
to 30 years imprisonment through a presidential commutation
may file a new motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 after the
sentence reduction under the "new judgment" rule in Magwood
v. Patterson.
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a prisoner whose sentence has been reduced from life to 30 years imprisonment through a presidential commutation may file a new motion to vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 after the sentence reduction under the new judgment' rule in Magwood v. Patterson
Docket Entries
2018-10-29
Petition DENIED.
2018-10-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/26/2018.
2018-10-01
Waiver of right of respondent United States to respond filed.
2018-09-18
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due October 25, 2018)
Attorneys
Jose Buenrostro
John Paul Balazs — Attorney at Law, Petitioner
United States
Noel J. Francisco — Solicitor General, Respondent