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U.S. v. CHRISTAKIS

No. 99-55298

238 F.3d 1164 (2001)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Michael D. Christakis, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed January 30, 2001

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Anthony M. Montemurro, Law Offices of Anthony M. Montemurro, (argued) Chicago, Illinois, and Gerald V. Scotti, (brief), Beverly Hills, California, for the defendant-appellant.

David C. Wright, Assistant United States Attorney, Los Angeles, California, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before: Harry Pregerson, John T. Noonan, and Barry G. Silverman, Circuit Judges.

Argued and Submitted November 17, 2000 — Pasadena, California

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Michael Christakis appeals the district court's denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Christakis argues that he was denied effective assistance of counsel because of his attorney's conflict of interest. We reverse.

I.

FACTS

In August 1990, the government charged Christakis in a five-count...

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