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United States v. Davis

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Dec 27, 2018
No. 18-15131 (9th Cir. Dec. 27, 2018)

Opinion

No. 18-15131

12-27-2018

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DEREK DAVIS, a.k.a. Derik Davis, a.k.a. Terry Davis, a.k.a. Terry McCullough, Defendant-Appellant.


NOT FOR PUBLICATION

D.C. Nos. 2:17-cv-01301-WBS 2:08-cr-00474-WBS MEMORANDUM Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
William B. Shubb, District Judge, Presiding Before: WALLACE, SILVERMAN, and McKEOWN, Circuit Judges.

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3.

Derek Davis appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his petition for a writ of error coram nobis. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review de novo, see Matus-Leva v. United States, 287 F.3d 758, 760 (9th Cir. 2002), and we affirm.

The district court determined that Davis is not entitled to coram nobis relief because he is subject to a term of supervised release, and therefore still in custody. Davis contends that the district court could have terminated his supervised release and thereby permitted him to proceed with his petition. The district court did not abuse its discretion by implicitly denying Davis's request for early termination of supervised release. See United States v. Emmett, 749 F.3d 817, 819 (9th Cir. 2014) (setting forth standard of review for motions to terminate supervised release). We agree with the district court that Davis cannot avail himself of coram nobis relief because he cannot show that a more usual remedy is unavailable to attack his conviction. See Matus-Leva, 287 F.3d at 761.

The district court recognized that it could construe Davis's petition as a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, but chose not to do so. Davis's remaining arguments do not persuade us to reverse the district court's order.

Davis's motion to expedite and motion and amended motion for leave to file a memorandum seeking injunctive relief are denied.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

United States v. Davis

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
Dec 27, 2018
No. 18-15131 (9th Cir. Dec. 27, 2018)
Case details for

United States v. Davis

Case Details

Full title:UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. DEREK DAVIS, a.k.a. Derik…

Court:UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

Date published: Dec 27, 2018

Citations

No. 18-15131 (9th Cir. Dec. 27, 2018)

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