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RUIZ v. U.S.

Nos. CIV.A. 98-10902MLW, CIV.A. 98-10775MLW.

221 F.Supp.2d 66 (2002)

Virgilio RUIZ, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES, Respondent. Santo Ruiz, Petitioner, v. United States, Respondent.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

June 20, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melvin Norris, Newton, Virgilio Ruiz, PCCF (Unit H3), Plymouth, MA, for Virgilio Ruiz, Petitioners.

Timothy Q. Feeley, U.S. Attorney's Office, Boston, MA, John M. Griffin, Tyco Healthcare Group, LP, Mansfield, MA, for United States of America, Respondents.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WOLF, District Judge.

I. SUMMARY

Santo and Virgilio Ruiz, who are brothers, have filed motions pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (" § 2255") to vacate their 1994 federal convictions for arson and other crimes in connection with a 1993 fire at a store that they owned. In early 2000, approximately a year and a half after the § 2255 statute of limitations period expired, Virgilio Ruiz unearthed, through a Freedom...

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