Hopkins v. USA
Petitioner: Gerald Hopkins
Respondent: USA
Case Number: 4:2016cv01125
Filed: June 29, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Office: St. Louis Office
County: St. Louis - County
Presiding Judge: John A. Ross
Nature of Suit: Motions to Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2255
Jury Demanded By: None
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June 21, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties' Joint Motion for Relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (Doc. 12 ) is GRANTED. An amended judgment will be entered in United States v. Hopkins, No. 4:88-cr-00245-JAR-2. Th is Memorandum and Order does not disturb the life sentence imposed on Hopkins in United States v. Hopkins, No. 4:91-cr-00001-CDP-9 (E.D.Mo.). Hopkins shall remain in the custody of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to docket a copy of this Memorandum and Order in United States v. Hopkins, No. 4:88-cr-00245-JAR-2; and United States v. Hopkins, No. 4:91-cr-00001-CDP-9 (E.D. Mo} IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that Hopkins's original Motion to Vacate (Doc. 1) and Amended Motion (Doc. 8) are DENIED as moot. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 6/21/17. (JAB)
August 31, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 9 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Movants motion for leave to amend his § 2255 motion (Doc. 7 ) is GRANTED. (SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS). Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 8/31/2016. (CLO)(Copy of Order and Amended Petition, entry 8, forwarded to Probation)
July 12, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER as to Petitioner Gerald Hopkins: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that movant's motion to supplement his § 2255 motion for relief [Doc. 3 ] is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED the Clerk of Court is directed to forward a copy of mo vant's § 2255 motion to the Office of the Public Defender for the Eastern District of Missouri. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Public Defender shall notify this Court, within forty-five (45) days of the date of this Memorandum and Order, whether it will be pursuing movants arguments under Johnson, either by filing a written notice in this action of their intent not to represent movant, or by filing an amended motion to vacate, brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, also in thi s action, or a request in the Court of Appeals for leave to bring a successive § 2255 motion, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(3). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Court shall hold this matter in abeyance for forty-five (45) days. (Order forwarded to FPD) ( Response to Court due by 8/26/2016.). Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 7/12/16. (KKS)
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