Justice Breyer delivered the opinion of the Court. Under a longstanding practice, a court sometimes treats as a request for habeas relief under 28 U. S. C. § 2255 a motion that a pro se federal prisoner has labeled differently. Such recharacterization can have serious consequences for the prisoner, for it subjects any subsequent motion under § 2255 to the restricti…
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