CARDIN v. U.S.

No. 18-5389.

947 F.3d 373 (2020)

Walter CARDIN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: January 9, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Derek A. Woodman , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Perry H. Piper , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Derek A. Woodman , Daniel S. Volchok , WILMER CUTLER PICKERING HALE AND DORR, LLP, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Perry H. Piper , UNITED STATES ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, Chattanooga, Tennessee, for Appellee. Walter Cardin, Butner, North Carolina, pro se.

Before: KETHLEDGE, BUSH, and NALBANDIAN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Walter Cardin moved in the district court to vacate his sentence under the federal habeas statute (28 U.S.C. § 2255). Cardin had been hospitalized two days before the motion was due, so his sister signed it for him. Yet for that reason the district court denied the motion. Cardin also moved—...

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