Pilla v. USA

Pilla v. USA

Petitioner:	Ramini Sri Pilla
Respondent:	United States of America
Case Number:	1:2008cv00031
Filed:	January 4, 2008
Court:	US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Office:	Cleveland Office
County:	Cuyahoga
Presiding Judge:	David D. Dowd
Nature of Suit:	Prisoner: Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action:	28 U.S.C. § 2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence
Jury Demanded By:	None

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Date Filed	Document Text
February 27, 2008	Filing 2 Memorandum Opinion that Defendant did not challenge her sentence on direct appeal and cannot establish cause and prejudice for failing to do so. The actual innocence exception is not available to defendant to excuse her procedural default. Acc ordingly, defendant has waived the right to challenge her sentence and may not do so now under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The Court will publish a separate judgment entry in Case No. 1:08 CV 31 dismissing the petitioner-defendant's action brought pu rsuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 and declining to issue a certificate of appealability. The Court will publish a separate judgment entry in Case No. 1:07 CR 228 vacating its prior stay of the defendant's sentence and ordering the defendant to self surrender on Monday, March 10, 2008. (Related document # 1 ). Signed by Judge David D. Dowd, Jr on 2/26/08 (M,De). Modified on 2/27/2008 (B,IE). Modified typo on 3/4/2008 (H, SP).

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February 27, 2008

Filing 2 Memorandum Opinion that Defendant did not challenge her sentence on direct appeal and cannot establish cause and prejudice for failing to do so. The actual innocence exception is not available to defendant to excuse her procedural default. Acc ordingly, defendant has waived the right to challenge her sentence and may not do so now under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The Court will publish a separate judgment entry in Case No. 1:08 CV 31 dismissing the petitioner-defendant's action brought pu rsuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 and declining to issue a certificate of appealability. The Court will publish a separate judgment entry in Case No. 1:07 CR 228 vacating its prior stay of the defendant's sentence and ordering the defendant to self surrender on Monday, March 10, 2008. (Related document # 1 ). Signed by Judge David D. Dowd, Jr on 2/26/08 (M,De). Modified on 2/27/2008 (B,IE). Modified typo on 3/4/2008 (H, SP).

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Respondent: United States of America
Represented By:	Ann C. Rowland
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Petitioner: Ramini Sri Pilla
Represented By:	Michael A. Partlow
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