U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, 1996

Cecil Johnson, Jr. v. Joe Class, Warden

Cecil Johnson, Jr. v. Joe Class, Warden
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · Decided March 12, 1996
78 F.3d 588; 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 10552; 1996 WL 107234 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Cecil Johnson, Jr. v. Joe Class, Warden

Opinion

78 F.3d 588

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Cecil JOHNSON, Jr., Appellant,
v.
Joe CLASS, Warden, Appellee.

No. 95-2680.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Submitted: February 6, 1996.
Filed: March 12, 1996.

Before McMILLIAN, WOLLMAN, and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

1

South Dakota inmate Cecil Johnson, Jr., appeals from the final order entered in the district court1 dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition without prejudice. On appeal, Johnson, through counsel, argues the district court erred in determining that he was not denied effective assistance of counsel at a state court hearing revoking his probation. After carefully reviewing the record, we conclude that Johnson's section 2254 petition was properly dismissed.

2

We deny Johnson's pro se motion. See United States v. Blum, 65 F.3d 1436, 1443 n. 2 (8th Cir. 1995) (general policy is to refuse pro se filings when party is represented by counsel), cert. denied, 1995 WL 761577 (U.S. Jan. 22, 1996) (No. 95-7152).

3

The judgment is affirmed.

1

The Honorable Lawrence L. Piersol, United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota

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