Federal court decision · Humanitarian relief

United States v. Djoumessi

538 F.3d 547 (6th Cir. 2008)

美国第六巡回上诉法院3 original pages

The Sixth Circuit upheld Djoumessi's convictions under 18 U.S.C. § 1584 for holding a minor female in involuntary servitude and for harboring an alien for financial gain. Applying Kozminski, the court held that threats of deportation can constitute coercion through the legal process, and that even if the victim had opportunities to escape, involuntary labor during at least some portion of her stay suffices to sustain the conviction.

Rule cited

'Involuntary servitude' means forced labor through the use or threat of physical restraint or injury, or coercion through law or the legal process; threats of deportation can constitute such coercion, and involuntary labor during at least part of the victim's stay suffices to sustain a conviction.

Scope of application

Binding only within the Sixth Circuit as a criminal decision; it is not a nationwide administrative precedent for USCIS or EOIR, and the USCIS Policy Manual cites it only in involuntary servitude contexts.

Official citation and verification records

Checked:2026-11-04 · Official decision source

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NOT RECOMMENDED FOR FULL-TEXT PUBLICATION File Name: 11a0677n.06

不建议全文出版 文件名:11a0677n.06

FILED

已归档

No. 10-2614

第10-2614号

Sep 15, 2011

2011年9月15日

LEONARD GREEN, Clerk

LEONARD GREEN,书记员

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

美国第六巡回上诉法院

JOSEPH DJOUMESSI, ) ) Petitioner-Appellant, ) ON APPEAL FROM THE ) UNITED STATES DISTRICT v. ) COURT FOR THE EASTERN ) DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent-Appellee. ) )

JOSEPH DJOUMESSI, ) ) 申请人-上诉人, ) 来自 ) 美国地区 v. ) 密歇根东区 ) 地区法院 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) 被上诉人-被申请人。 ) )

BEFORE: MOORE, GRIFFIN, and WHITE, Circuit Judges.

审理法官:MOORE、GRIFFIN和WHITE,巡回法院法官。

PER CURIAM.

法院全体意见。

Joseph Djoumessi, a federal prisoner, appeals a district court judgment denying his motion

Joseph Djoumessi,一名联邦囚犯,对地区法院驳回其动议的判决提出上诉

to vacate sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. We affirm.

该动议依据28 U.S.C. § 2255请求撤销判决。我们维持原判。

In 2006, following a bench trial, the district court found Djoumessi guilty as charged of

2006年,经法官审判后,地区法院认定Djoumessi被指控的罪名成立

willfully holding a minor female in involuntary servitude, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1584,

即故意使一名未成年女性处于非自愿奴役状态,违反18 U.S.C. § 1584,

conspiracy to hold the victim in involuntary servitude, see id. §§ 371, 1584, and harboring an alien

共谋使受害人处于非自愿奴役状态,见同上 §§ 371、1584,以及为私人经济利益窝藏外国人

for private financial gain, in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324. We affirmed Djoumessi’s convictions.

违反8 U.S.C. § 1324。我们维持了Djoumessi的定罪。

United States v. Djoumessi, 538 F.3d 547 (6th Cir. 2008). Djoumessi petitioned the Supreme Court

United States v. Djoumessi, 538 F.3d 547 (6th Cir. 2008)。Djoumessi向最高法院

for a writ of certiorari, and the Court denied his petition on January 12, 2009. Djoumessi v. United

申请调卷令,法院于2009年1月12日驳回其申请。Djoumessi v. United

States, 129 S. Ct. 948 (2009).

States, 129 S. Ct. 948 (2009)。

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On January 25, 2010, Djoumessi filed a motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

2010年1月25日,Djoumessi依据28 U.S.C.

§ 2255 after the expiration of the one-year statute of limitations set forth in § 2255(f)(1). Djoumessi

§ 2255提交撤销判决动议,此时§ 2255(f)(1)规定的一年诉讼时效已届满。Djoumessi

claimed that the district court should permit the filing of the motion pursuant to the doctrine of

主张地区法院应依据衡平法上的时效中止原则允许提交该动议

equitable tolling for two reasons: (1) he mistakenly believed that the deadline for his motion was

理由有二:(1) 他误以为其动议的截止日期是

January 26, 2010, which was one year from the time the district court docketed the Supreme Court’s

2010年1月26日,即地区法院将最高法院关于

letter indicating that certiorari had been denied; and (2) he was denied access to his legal documents

调卷令已被驳回的信函登记入卷之日起一年;以及(2) 他在假释出狱后

for a period of seventy-one days during his transfer from state to federal custody after being paroled

从州监狱转至联邦羁押期间,有七十一日无法接触其法律文件

from his state convictions.1

(其州定罪假释后)。1

The district court denied Djoumessi’s untimely motion because, although the statute of

地区法院驳回了Djoumessi的逾期动议,因为尽管诉讼时效

limitations could be tolled, see Holland v. Florida, 130 S. Ct. 2549, 2560 (2010), and Robertson v.

可以中止,见Holland v. Florida, 130 S. Ct. 2549, 2560 (2010),以及Robertson v.

Simpson, 624 F.3d 781, 784 (6th Cir. 2010), Djoumessi failed to demonstrate the requisite

Simpson, 624 F.3d 781, 784 (6th Cir. 2010),但Djoumessi未能证明

extraordinary circumstances and diligence necessary to warrant equitable tolling. Nevertheless, the

获得衡平法时效中止所需的特殊情形和勤勉。尽管如此,

district court granted Djoumessi a certificate of appealability on the issue of whether his § 2255

地区法院就Djoumessi的§ 2255

motion is barred by the statute of limitations.

动议是否因诉讼时效而受阻的问题,向其颁发了上诉许可证明。

In these circumstances, we review the district court’s decision regarding equitable tolling for

在此情形下,我们审查地区法院关于衡平法时效中止的决定

an abuse of discretion. See Robertson, 624 F.3d at 784. Having carefully considered the record on

是否滥用裁量权。见Robertson, 624 F.3d at 784。经审慎考虑

1In 2001, Djoumessi was convicted by a jury in the Michigan circuit court of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and third-degree child abuse, stemming from the same events that led to the subsequent federal charges. His convictions and sentence of nine to fifteen years of imprisonment were affirmed by the Michigan Court of Appeals and the Michigan Supreme Court. See People v. Djoumessi, No. 238631, 2003 WL 22439688 (Mich. Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2003) (unpublished), and 683 N.W.2d 672 (Mich. July 29, 2004) (table), respectively.

1 2001年,Djoumessi被密歇根巡回法院陪审团判定犯有三级 性犯罪行为和三级虐待儿童罪,该等罪行源于导致 后续联邦指控的同一事件。其定罪及九至十五年监禁的刑罚 经密歇根上诉法院和密歇根最高法院维持。分别见People v. Djoumessi, No. 238631, 2003 WL 22439688 (Mich. Ct. App. Oct. 28, 2003)(未出版), 以及683 N.W.2d 672 (Mich. July 29, 2004)(表格)。

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appeal, the briefs of the parties, and the applicable law, we conclude that a panel opinion further

上诉记录、当事人书状及适用法律后,我们认定合议庭进一步

addressing this issue would be duplicative and serve no jurisprudential purpose. We are satisfied,

论述此问题的意见将属重复且无判例价值。我们确信,

for the reasons stated in the district court’s thorough, well-written opinion of November 17, 2010,

基于地区法院2010年11月17日详尽、精心撰写的意见所述理由,

that the court did not abuse its discretion in denying Djoumessi’s belated § 2255 motion to vacate

法院驳回Djoumessi迟延的§ 2255撤销判决动议并未滥用裁量权

sentence.

。

Accordingly, the district court’s judgment is affirmed.

据此,维持地区法院的判决。

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