--- title: "Massey v. United States" citation: "581 F.3d 172 (3d Cir. 2009) (per curiam)" authority_id: "AUTH-CA3-MASSEY-581-F3D-172" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_third_circuit" precedential_status: "binding_in_ca3" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-CA3-MASSEY-581-F3D-172/" legal_review: "2026-08-26" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Massey v. United States ## Holdings used - The All Writs Act is residual; a federal-sentence claim cognizable under § 2255 cannot proceed through audita querela, and prior use of § 2255 or the successive-motion gate does not create a gap. ## Material limitation Binding only in the Third Circuit and only for the bounded procedural postures in the linked claims. Published precedential full opinion reviewed through CourtListener's public opinion collection after no stable historical official Third Circuit file was located. The holding concerns a Booker sentencing claim by a prisoner with a prior § 2255 motion and does not establish survival outside § 2255's field. A comprehensive commercial citator was not run. ## Official source and pinpoints 581 F.3d 172 (3d Cir. 2009) (per curiam), 581 F.3d 174: ## Linked claims - `CLM-CIR3-006` ## Used in - [Third Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/third-circuit.md)