HUG, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Joseph B. McClelland appeals the district court's denial of his petition to have his 1984 extortion conviction set aside. McClelland initiated this action by filing a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Because McClelland is no longer in custody, the district court treated his motion as a petition for a writ of error coram nobis. McClelland contends the judge in his extortion trial gave an erroneous instruction to the jury...
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