Hughley v. United States of America (INMATE 3)
Plaintiff: Johnny Hughley
Defendant: United States of America
Case Number: 3:2024cv00081
Filed: February 9, 2024
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 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentenc
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 13 JUDGMENT: It is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and DECREE of the court; Petitioner's objections (Doc. #9 and Doc. #10 ) are overruled. The United States Magistrate Judge's recommendation (Doc. #6 ) is adopted. It is further ORDERED that costs are taxed against petitioner, for which execution may issue. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 3/19/2024. (c/s) (LAB)
March 19, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 12 OPINION: It is ORDERED after an independent and de novo review of the record, the court concludes that the objections should be overruled and the magistrate judge's recommendation adopted. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 3/19/2024. (c/s) (LAB)
March 11, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER: It is ORDERED that petitioner's motion to amend his objections (Doc. #10 ) is granted. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 3/11/2024. (CWL)
March 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Amended OBJECTION to #6 Report and Recommendations by Johnny Hughley. (no pdf attached - see doc #9 for pdf) (CWL)
March 8, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 10 MOTION to Amend #9 Objection to Recommendation by Johnny Hughley. (DMN)
March 6, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 9 OBJECTION to #6 Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge by Johnny Hughley. (Attachments: #1 Correspondence to Trey Granger, Clerk of Court re 3:98-cr-43)(DMN)
March 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER: Petitioner has filed a #7 Motion for Discovery.Petitioner fails to establish good cause under Section 2255 Rule 6 for the court to authorize discovery, and he, as a habeas petitioner, foundationally has "no right to automatic discovery." Accordingly, it is ORDERED that Petitioner's #7 Motion for Discovery is DENIED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Charles S. Coody on 5/5/2024. (DMN)
March 5, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MOTION for Discovery by Johnny Hughley. (DMN)
March 1, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 6 RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE that Hughley's self-styled "Nunc Pro Tunc Motion to Reopen Case for Fraud upon the Court Committed by the Court Itself to Obtain Conviction Rule 60(b)(3) & (6) (Doc. #2 )" be DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction, because it constitutes a successive 28 U.S.C. 2255 motion filed without appellate court authorization and because Hughley is not in custody for purposes of 28 U.S.C. 2255(a). Objections to R&R due by 3/15/2024. Signed by Magistrate Judge Charles S. Coody on 3/1/2024. (DMN)
February 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Brett J. Talley on behalf of United States of America (Talley, Brett)
February 20, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER: the Court construes the #3 Motion as a Motion to Supplement his self-styled "Nunc Pro Tunc Motion to Reopen Case for Fraud Upon the Court Committed by the Court Itself to Obtain Conviction Rule 60(b)(3) & (6)"; it is: ORDERED that Petitioner's #3 Motion to Supplement is GRANTED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Charles S. Coody on 2/20/2024. (AM)
February 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Supplement to #2 Motion to Vacate/Set Aside/Correct Sentence (2255), docketed pursuant to the #4 Order. (NO PDF - See doc #2 ) (AM)
February 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 3 MOTION construed as a Motion to Supplement #2 Motion to Vacate/Set Aside/Correct Sentence (2255), pursuant to the #4 Order, by Johnny Hughley. (DMN) (entitled "Amend to Defendants' Nunc Pro Tunc/DPA-Breach") Modified on 2/20/2024 (AM).
February 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 2 MOTION to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence (2255) (entitled "Nunc Pro Tunc Motion to Reopen Case for Fraud upon the Court Committed by the Court Itself to Obtain Conviction Rule 60(b)(3) & (6)"), filed by Johnny Hughley. (Attachments: #1 Criminal Judgment, #2 Criminal Docket Sheet)(DMN)
February 9, 2024 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COPY OF ORDER entered in 3:98-cr-00097-MHT-CSC-1: The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to: (1) strike the Nunc Pro Tunc Motion to Reopen Case Under FRCP 60(b)(3) & (6), currently docketed as Doc. 290, and the Motion to Amend the Nunc Pro Tunc Motion, currently docketed as Doc. 291; (2) open a new civil action under 28 U.S.C. 2255 and docket these same motions in the newly opened civil actoin; (3) assign the newly opened civil action to the appropriate Magistrate Judge and District Judge; and (4) refer the case file to the appropriate Magistrate Judge for further proceedings upon completion of the foregoing directives. Signed by Magistrate Judge Charles S. Coody on 2/9/2024. (DMN)

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Represented By: Louis V. Franklin, Sr.
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