Kizziah v. United States of America
Petitioner: Carl Billy Kizziah
Respondent: United States of America
Case Number: 7:2023cv08026
Filed: August 31, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama
Presiding Judge: L Scott Coogler
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 19, 2023 Opinion or Order NOTICE of RESETTING Hearing: Evidentiary Hearing is RESET for 12/4/2023 at 9:30 AM in Federal Building, Tuscaloosa, AL before Judge L Scott Coogler. (MEB2)
October 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Writ of Habeas Corpus ad Testificandum Issued as to Carl Billy Kizziah for 11/28/2023. (MEB2)
October 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER - For the reasons provided in the Memorandum of Opinion entered contemporaneously herewith, the Court will hold a limited evidentiary hearing to resolve the sole issue of whether Petitioner Carl Billy Kizziah requested his attorney to file an appeal. This hearing will be held on November 28, 2023, at 2:30 PM, at the Tuscaloosa Federal Building and Courthouse, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Jason Neff will be appointed as counsel for Petitioner. Signed by Judge L Scott Coogler on 10/13/2023. (MEB2)
October 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MEMORANDUM OF OPINION. Signed by Judge L Scott Coogler on 10/13/2023. (MEB2)
October 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 RESPONSE to re #4 Amended Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence (2255) filed by United States of America. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit)(Cross, Jonathan)
October 5, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER Carl Billy Kizziah, hereinafter referred to as the movant, has filed with the Clerk of this Court a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2255. (Doc. 4.) On October 4, 2023, the Federal Public Defender's Office filed a motion for ruling on attorney-client privilege (doc. 5), asking this Court to rule on whether the movant had waived the attorney-client privilege with respect to confidential communications related to his criminal case. To the extent that the Federal Defender's response to the Government's request for an affidavit is in response to the assertion that it rendered ineffective assistance of counsel, the attorney-client privilege is clearly waived. Signed by Judge L Scott Coogler on 10/5/2023. (KAM)
October 4, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Unopposed MOTION For Ruling on Attorney-Client Privilege by Carl Billy Kizziah. (Butler, Kevin) Modified on 10/13/2023 (MEB2).
September 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 AMENDED MOTION to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence (2255), filed by Carl Billy Kizziah. (MEB2)
September 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 ORDER - On August 15, 2023, Carl Billy Kizziah filed with the Clerk of Court a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2255 (7:23-cv-8026-LSC). On September 14, 2023, another 2255 motion was filed by the Petitioner under a difference case number (7:23-cv-8032-LSC). This Court has found the only difference between the two motions is that 7:23-cv-8032-LSC contains two pages of facts not present in his initial motion in 7:23-cv-8026-LSC. Thus, this Court will construe the new filing as an attempt to amend the initial motion. Because the only addition in his second petition is two pages of facts relevant to the "conduct, transaction, or occurrence" set out in his initial 2255 motion, this Court finds it is a valid amendment to the initial pleading. Therefore, the Clerk is DIRECTED to close the second case (7:23-cv-8032-LSC) and file the initiating document as an amended petition in the above-styled case (7:23-cv-8026-LSC). Signed by Judge L Scott Coogler on 9/27/2023. (MEB2)
September 13, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 ORDER - It is hereby ORDERED that the United States appear and file its answer in accordance with Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings within thirty (30) days from the date of this Order. Signed by Judge L Scott Coogler on 9/13/2023. (MEB2)
August 31, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 MOTION to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence (2255), filed by Carl Billy Kizziah.(KAM)

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Petitioner: Carl Billy Kizziah
Represented By: Jason C Neff
Represented By: Kevin L Butler
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Respondent: United States of America
Represented By: Prim F. Escalona, US Attorney
Represented By: Jonathan S Cross
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