Santini v. United States

USCA1 Opinion












October 4, 1996 [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT



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No. 96-1232

DOMONIC SANTINI,

Plaintiff, Appellant,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant, Appellee.


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APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO

[Hon. Hector M. Laffitte, U.S. District Judge] ___________________

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Before

Selya, Cyr and Boudin,
Circuit Judges. ______________

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Domonic Santini on brief pro se. _______________
Jorge E. Pacheco, Acting United States Attorney, Jose A. Quiles _________________ _______________
Espinosa, Senior Litigation Counsel, and Edwin O. Vazquez, Assistant ________ _________________
U.S. Attorney, on brief for appellee.


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Per Curiam. Pro se prisoner Domonic Santini appeals a __________ ___ __

district court order that summarily denied his motion for

relief from his sentence under 28 U.S.C. 2255. We have

thoroughly reviewed the record and the parties' briefs on

appeal and conclude that the motion was properly dismissed

for the reasons stated in the district court's order. We add

that we find Santini's claims for sentencing relief to be

patently meritless. Accordingly, the judgment of the

district court is affirmed. See Barrett v. United States, ________ ___ _______ _____________

965 F.2d 1184, 1195 (1st Cir. 1992)(summary dismissal is

proper where 2255 claims are inadequate on their face).































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