Dowdell v. United States of America (INMATE 2)
Plaintiff: Kirston Jermaine Dowdell
Defendant: United States of America
Case Number: 3:2023cv00541
Filed: September 13, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Presiding Judge: R Austin Huffaker
Referring Judge: Kelly F Pate
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentenc
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 FINAL JUDGMENT: In accordance with the Order of the Court entered on this day adopting the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the Court that this 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction because the required permission has not been obtained from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to enter this document on the civil docket as a final judgment pursuant to FRCP 58. Signed by Honorable Judge R. Austin Huffaker, Jr on 10/18/2023. Furnished WW, LW. (Attachments: #1 Civil Appeals Checklist) (dmn, ) Modified on 10/20/2023 to include furnished text. (dmn, )
October 18, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER: On 9/25/2023, the Magistrate Judge entered a Recommendation (Doc. #4 ) that Petitioner's motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence under 28 U.S.C. 2255 be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction because the required permission to file a successive 2255 motion has not been obtained from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. No timely objections have been filed. After an independent review of the record and upon consideration of the Recommendation, it is hereby ORDERED that the Recommendation is ADOPTED and Petitioner's #1 Motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence under 28 U.S.C. 2255 is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction because the required permission has not been obtained from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Final judgment will be entered separately. Signed by Honorable Judge R. Austin Huffaker, Jr on 10/18/2023. (dmn, )
October 16, 2023 NO OBJECTIONS filed to #4 Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge. (dmn, ) (no pdf)
September 25, 2023 Filing 4 RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE: the undersigned Magistrate Judge RECOMMENDS this 2255 #1 motion be DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction because Dowdell failed to obtain the required authorization from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals to file a successive 2255 motion; Objections to R&R due 10/10/2023. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kelly F. Pate on 9/25/2023. (amf, )
September 18, 2023 Filing 3 NOTICE of Correction re #2 Notice of Appearance, to attach a corrected PDF document to reflect the proper division in the header & the case number as Eastern. (Attachments: #1 Main PDF to Document #2 )(amf, )
September 15, 2023 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Brett J. Talley on behalf of United States of America (Talley, Brett) (Main Document 2 replaced on 9/18/2023 to attach a corrected PDF document to reflect the proper division in the header & the case number as Eastern) (amf, ). (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/18/2023: #1 Corrected Certificate of Service) (amf, ).
September 13, 2023 Filing 1 MOTION to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence (2255), filed by Kirston Jermaine Dowdell. (Attachments: #1 Criminal Docket Sheet, #2 Criminal Judgment, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D)(amf, ) (Main Document 1 replaced on 9/18/2023 to correct the division in the case number) (amf, ). Modified on 9/18/2023 (amf, ).

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Defendant: United States of America
Represented By: Kevin P Davidson
Represented By: Brett J. Talley
Represented By: Hollie Worley Reed
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