Jefferson v. Unites States of America (INMATE 3), No. 3:2017cv00672 - Document 10 (M.D. Ala. 2020)

Court Description: OPINION. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 3/31/2020. (am, )

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Jefferson v. Unites States of America (INMATE 3) Doc. 10 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, EASTERN DIVISION WENDALL JEFFERSON, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:17cv672-MHT (WO) OPINION Petitioner, a federal inmate, filed a “Motion to Revisit Sentence Pursuant to the ‘Holloway Doctrine’” (doc. no. 2), seeking a court order for the government to consider voluntarily reducing his sentence. This case is now before the court on the recommendation of the United States Magistrate Judge that petitioner’s motion be denied, and that to the extent the motion may be construed as a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence, it be dismissed for lack of permission has jurisdiction not been Circuit Court of Appeals. because obtained from the the required Eleventh There are no objections to Dockets.Justia.com the recommendation. review of the After an independent and de novo record, the court concludes that the magistrate judge’s recommendation should be adopted. An appropriate judgment will be entered. DONE, this the 31st day of March, 2020. /s/ Myron H. Thompson UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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