Godwin v. United States of America (INMATE 3)
Plaintiff: Jerald Dean Godwin
Defendant: United States of America
Case Number: 2:2016cv00509
Filed: June 27, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Office: Montgomery Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: Charles S. Coody
Presiding Judge: Myron H. Thompson
Nature of Suit: Motions to Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2255
Jury Demanded By: None

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May 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 51 ORDER: It is ORDERED that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2553(c), petitioner's 47 Motion for Certificate of Appealability is granted as further set out in the order. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 5/1/2020. Furnished Appeals Clerk. (dmn, )
July 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 40 OPINION AND ORDER: Accordingly, it is ORDERED that, by August 9, 2019, the parties are to file detailed legal briefs concerning whether petitioner Jerald Dean Godwin's satisfies his burden under Beeman of proving that his 924(c) conviction rested solely on the residual clause. The parties may submit additional evidence from the record of conviction in support of their briefs. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 7/30/2019. (kh, )
June 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 37 ORDERED that, by July 10, 2019, the parties are to file detailed legal briefs concerning: (1) Whether, in light of Davis, petitioner Jerald Dean Godwin's 2255 motion is untimely and/or procedurally barred and should be therefore be denied; (2 ) Whether, given that 18 U.S.C. 2113(a) can be violated "by extortion," it is categorically broader than 924(c)'s elements clause; and (3) Any other issue(s) the parties wish to address in response to the petitioner's objections or in relation to Davis. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 6/27/2019. (kh, )
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Plaintiff: Jerald Dean Godwin
Represented By: Federal Defender(Designation Public Defender or Community Defender Appointment)
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Defendant: United States of America
Represented By: Steven Lee
Represented By: Susan R. Redmond
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