Molfetta was White’s criminal defense lawyer. After White was convicted, he requested Molfetta’s files so he could prepare habeas corpus petitions. Molfetta failed to turn over the files. While some of the files were confidential and could not be turned over, most were not and should have been timely provided once White requested them. While condemning Molfetta’s actions, this decision affirms a judgment in his favor because While could not prove the failure to turn the files over caused him any damage. He lost his state court appeals before he requested the files, so couldn’t blame those losses on Molfetta. White never filed a federal habeas corpus petition, even after receiving the files, so he couldn’t show a loss there either. Though the statute of limitations had run before the files were turned over, White could have sought extraordinary relief from the limitations bar given his inability to obtain the files. While White might have recovered emotional distress damages for conversion, his evidence of actually suffering emotional distress was too frail to support a damage award. He said only that he was upset by the delay in turning over the files.