Post-Conviction
Sections 2255, 2244, and 2241, successive classification, extraordinary writs, and executive clemency. This page is a verified navigation layer. The linked canonical modules, atomic claims, authority cards, and structured controls remain the legal source; this index does not create a rule from omission or shorthand.
Canonical modules
| Module | Stage | Verification | Atomic claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Section 2255 Motion, Filing, and Limitations | post-conviction/2255-initial-motion-and-limitations |
verified_with_limitations |
22 |
| Section 2255 Cognizability, Default, Actual Innocence, and Ineffective Assistance | post-conviction/2255-default-innocence-and-ineffective-assistance |
verified_with_limitations |
26 |
| Section 2255 Screening, Hearing, Appeal, and Postjudgment Motions | post-conviction/2255-procedure-hearing-appeal-and-postjudgment |
verified_with_limitations |
27 |
| Later Section 2255 Filings — Classification and Authorization | post-conviction/2255-later-filings-classification-and-authorization |
verified_with_limitations |
42 |
| 28 U.S.C. §§ 2244 and 2255(h) — Successive-Application Gatekeeping | post-conviction/successive-application-authorization |
verified_with_limitations |
14 |
| 28 U.S.C. § 2241 — Filing, Custodian, District, and Administrative Exhaustion | post-conviction/2241-filing-jurisdiction-respondent-exhaustion |
verified_with_limitations |
34 |
| 28 U.S.C. § 2241 — Section 2255(e) Saving Clause, Custody, and Mootness | post-conviction/2241-saving-clause-custody-mootness |
verified_with_limitations |
28 |
| 28 U.S.C. § 2241 — Appeal, Certificate of Appealability, and Relief | post-conviction/habeas-appeal-and-relief |
verified_with_limitations |
13 |
| Extraordinary Writs — Coram Nobis, Audita Querela, and Mandamus | post-conviction/extraordinary-writs-coram-audita-mandamus |
verified_with_limitations |
34 |
| Executive Clemency — Pardon, Commutation, Reprieve, and Remission | post-conviction/executive-clemency-pardon-commutation |
verified_with_limitations |
30 |
Stage use controls
- Start with the actual docket posture and controlling court, not the desired remedy.
- Calculate every deadline from its stated triggering event and current computation rule.
- Separate jurisdiction, venue, prerequisites, merits, burden, proof, remedy, review, and appealability.
- Use the circuit overlay for any circuit-sensitive proposition and stop at records marked
not_verified. - Preserve the operative filings, orders, transcripts, exhibits, agency record, and proof of filing or service.
Handoff to adjacent stages
Use the federal process decision trees to identify prerequisites, alternative vehicles, appellate routes, and postjudgment interactions. Generated diagrams are navigation aids only; linked canonical modules control.