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DAWKINS v. U.S.

No. 16-2683.

829 F.3d 549 (2016)

John W. DAWKINS, Applicant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 15, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carol A. Brook , William H. Theis , William Todd Watson , Attorneys, Office of the Federal Defender Program, Chicago, IL, for Petitioner.

David E. Bindi , Debra Riggs Bonamici , Attorneys, Office of the United States Attorney, Chicago, IL, for Respondent.

Before WOOD, Chief Judge, and POSNER and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.

John Dawkins has filed an application pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3), seeking authorization to file a successive motion to vacate under § 2255. Dawkins, who was sentenced as a career offender, wants to challenge his sentence under Johnson v. United States, ___ U.S. ___, 135 S.Ct. 2551,...

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