United States Third Circuit

A petition challenging the administration of an individual's sentence is a "second or successive" petition, over which a district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, if the individual filed a prior petition that challenged the underlying conviction or sentence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/08/2005
• Decided 04/21/2005
• Published 04/21/2005

Judges

• Before:  BARRY, FUENTES, and BECKER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• R. Damien Schorr (argued), Pittsburg, PA, for Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald J. Pappert, Michael L. Harvey (argued), Calvin R. Koons, John G. Knoor, III, Office of the Attorney General, Litigation Section, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellee.