Knight v. United States of America (INMATE 3)
Plaintiff: Kenneth Knight
Defendant: Walter Woods and United States of America
Case Number: 2:2019cv00547
Filed: August 1, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Presiding Judge: Charles S Coody
Referring Judge: Myron H Thompson
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2255
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 5 OPINION AND ORDER: Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows: (1) The objections (doc. no. #4 ) are overruled. (2) The magistrate judge's recommendation (doc. no. #3 ) is adopted. (3) This case is transferred to the United States District Court for Eastern District of Louisiana pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1631. The clerk of the court is DIRECTED to take appropriate steps to effect the transfer.This case is closed in this court. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 9/20/2019. (kh, )
September 10, 2019 Filing 4 OBJECTIONS to #3 Recommendation by Kenneth Knight. (kr, )
August 29, 2019 Filing 3 RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE: it is the RECOMMENDATION of the Magistrate Judge that this case be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana under 28 USC 1631; Objections to R&R due by 9/12/2019. Signed by Honorable Judge Charles S. Coody on 8/29/2019. (kr, )
August 2, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER: it is ORDERED that: 1. The instant petition be construed as a motion to vacate under 28 USC 2255; 2. The United States of America shall henceforth be listed as the sole respondent in this case; 3. On or before 8/19/2019, Knight shall inform the court if he wishes to do one of the following: (a) Continue to proceed only on the claims he presents in the construed 2255 motion; or (b) Amend the construed 2255 motion to assert any additional claims he wishes to assert under 2255 in challenging his conviction and sentence; or (c) Withdraw the construed 2255 motion and dismiss this action, as further set out in order. Signed by Honorable Judge Charles S. Coody on 8/2/2019. (kr, )
August 1, 2019 Filing 1 PETITION for Writ of Habeas Corpus, filed by Kenneth Knight. (No Filing Fee; No IFP) (bes, )
August 1, 2019 MOTION to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence (2255), filed by Kenneth Knight, as construed in the Court's #2 Order. (No pdf attached to this entry - See docket entry #1 )(kr, )

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