United States Seventh Circuit

The district court did not abuse its discretion when it refused to consider a 28 U.S.C. section 2255 motion, due to petitioner's breach of local rules requiring court approval for post-trial juror interviews.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/28/2003
• Published 01/28/2003

Judges

• TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, DIANE P. WOOD, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Allan A. Ackerman (argued), Chicago, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard N. Cox (argued), Office of the U.S. Atty., Urbana Div., Urbana, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.