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LAWTON v. U.S.

No. 99-CV-5027, No. 98-CR-206-1.

184 F.Supp.2d 419 (2002)

Cornelius A. LAWTON, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

January 14, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph C. Sontaguida, Philadelphia, PA, Jeannie Domergean, Philadelphia, PA, for plaintiff.

Joel Goldstein, AUSA, Philadelphia, PA, Mitchell E. Zamoff, Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for defendant.

MEMORANDUM

ANITA B. BRODY, District Judge.

Cornelius A. Lawton ("Lawton") brings this motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence. I will hold an evidentiary hearing solely regarding the ineffective assistance of counsel claim based on a failure to appeal. For the following reasons, I will deny the remainder of the claims advanced in Lawton's motion.

I. Background

On April 21, 1998, Lawton...

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