Cornejo

United States v. Cornejo

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126 F. App'x 423
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 18, 2005No. 04-10367; D.C. No. CR-92-00403-TEHCalifornia277 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Federal prisoner Rafael Cornejo appeals pro se the district court’s order denying his Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm in part and remand in part.

Cornejo contends that the district court erroneously construed his Rule 60(b) motion as an attempt to file a successive federal habeas petition.

Because the factual predicate for Cornejo’s Rule 60(b) motion states a claim for a successive 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion, we conclude that the district court properly treated his motion as a second or successive § 2255 motion. Thompson v. Calderon, 151 F.3d 918, 921 (9th Cir.1998) (en banc). Because Cornejo did not obtain permission to file a successive § 2255 motion, the district court lacked jurisdiction to hear his Rule 60(b) motion. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 2244 (b)(3) and 2255; United States v. Allen, 157 F.3d 661, 664 (9th Cir.1998).

Because the government concedes there was an error in the recording of the judgment, we remand with instructions to the district court to correct the judgment to reflect a not guilty verdict on count seventeen. See Fed. R.Crim. Pro. 36. We direct the district court to hold…

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