Mills v. USA, No. 4:2016cv00739 - Document 9 (E.D. Mo. 2016)
Court Description: OPINION MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Courts June 14, 2016 Case Management Order [Doc. 7 ] is VACATED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to forward a copy of movants § 2255 motion [Doc. 6 ] to th e Office of the Public Defender for the Southern District of Illinois. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Public Defender shall notify this Court, within forty-five (45) days of the date of this Memorandum and Order, whether it will be pursuingmovants arguments under Johnson, either by filing a written notice in this action of their intent not to represent movant, or by filing an amended motion to vacate, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, also in this action, or a request in the Court of Appeals for leave to bring a successive§ 2255 motion, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court shall hold this matter in abeyance for fortyfive (45) days. Signed by District Judge Henry Edward Autrey on 6/28/16. (KJS)
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Mills v. USA Doc. 9 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI EASTERN DIVISION JASON THOMAS MILLS, Movant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 4:16CV739 HEA OPINION,MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Before the Court is movant’s pro se motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, which indicates that movant believes he may be eligible for relief under the recent Supreme Court case of Johnson v. United States, 135 S.Ct. 2551 (2015) [Doc. 6]. Because movant is claiming relief pursuant to Johnson, the Court will vacate its previouslyissued Case Management Order [Doc. 7] and will instruct the Clerk of Court to forward movant’s § 2255 motion to the Office of the Public Defender for the Southern District of Illinois, as set forth below.1 On August 14, 2015, this Court entered an Administrative Order, styled In Re: Johnson v. United States. Pursuant to the Administrative Order, the Court will provide the Public Defender forty-five (45) days to review movant’s § 2255 motion and criminal history in order to determine whether movant has a potential argument for a sentence reduction under Johnson. To facilitate this process, the Court has issued a separate Administrative Order, authorizing the Clerk of Court and the United States Probation Office to provide to the Office of the Federal Public Defender 1 On June 7, 2016, this Court granted the Eastern District of Missouri Assistant Federal Public Defender’s motion to withdraw due to a conflict of interest [Doc. 5]. As such, the Court will refer this matter to the Southern District of Illinois Office of the Public Defender. Dockets.Justia.com and to the Office of the United States Attorney any records in their possession, including sealed records from the Court file regarding the movant’s criminal history. If the Public Defender’s Office decides movant has a potential argument under Johnson, the Public Defender, no later than forty-five (45) days of the date of this Order, should file either an amended motion to vacate under § 2255 in this case, or a request in the Court of Appeals for leave to bring a successive § 2255 motion, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3). Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Court’s June 14, 2016 Case Management Order [Doc. 7] is VACATED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to forward a copy of movant’s § 2255 motion [Doc. 6] to the Office of the Public Defender for the Southern District of Illinois. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Public Defender shall notify this Court, within forty-five (45) days of the date of this Memorandum and Order, whether it will be pursuing movant’s arguments under Johnson, either by filing a written notice in this action of their intent not to represent movant, or by filing an amended motion to vacate, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, also in this action, or a request in the Court of Appeals for leave to bring a successive § 2255 motion, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court shall hold this matter in abeyance for fortyfive (45) days. Dated this 28th day of June, 2016 ___________________________________ HENRY EDWARD AUTREY UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 2
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