RYAN v. U.S.

No. 10-2564.

657 F.3d 604 (2011)

Trevor K. RYAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 16, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael S. Paisner (argued), Attorney, Dan Himmelfarb , Attorney, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, DC, Trevor K. Ryan , Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan, OR, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Elizabeth Altman (argued), Attorney, Timothy M. O'Shea , Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before BAUER, CUDAHY and TINDER, Circuit Judges.


BAUER, Circuit Judge.

Trevor K. Ryan, now in federal prison for possessing marijuana with intent to distribute it, see 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1), appeals the summary denial of his motion to vacate his conviction and sentence, see 28 U.S.C. § 2255. He contends principally that the district court should have granted him an evidentiary hearing on his claim that one or both of his lawyers deprived him of the right to counsel by failing to comply with...

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