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Joan Williams v. United States
699 F. App'x 386
| 5th Cir. | 2017
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*1 Before REAVLEY, PRADO, and GRAVES, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM: [*]

Joan Marie Williams, former federal prisoner # 24135-077, was convicted of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and to structure financial transactions in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371 in 1993. The district court denied Williams’s third petition for a writ of coram nobis challenging her conviction. The writ of coram nobis is an extraordinary remedy available when a prisoner has completed her sentence and is no longer in custody for purposes of seeking *2 Case: 16-10759 Document: 00514210054 Page: 2 Date Filed: 10/25/2017

No. 16-10759

relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and 28 U.S.C. § 2255. United States v. Dyer , 136 F.3d 417, 422 (5th Cir. 1998); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a). We review the district court’s “factual findings for clear error, questions of law de novo, and the district court’s ultimate decision to deny the writ for abuse of discretion.” Santos-Sanchez v. United States , 548 F.3d 327, 330 (5th Cir. 2008), vacated on other grounds , 559 U.S. 1046, (2010). Williams has not shown that the district court abused its discretion in denying her petition for a writ of coram nobis.

The judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED.

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[*] Pursuant to 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5 TH C IR . R. 47.5.4.

Case Details

Case Name: Joan Williams v. United States
Court Name: Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Date Published: Oct 25, 2017
Citation: 699 F. App'x 386
Docket Number: 16-10759 Summary Calendar
Court Abbreviation: 5th Cir.
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