Robinson v. Reynolds et al (INMATE1)
Filing
30
OPINION AND ORDER that petitioner James L. Robinson's "Motion under Rule 60 [for] Correcting of Records and Law" 29 is denied. Signed by Honorable Judge Myron H. Thompson on 7/8/2013. (jg, )
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, SOUTHERN DIVISION
JAMES L. ROBINSON, #121865, )
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Petitioner,
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)
v.
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)
JAMES REYNOLDS, et al.,
)
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Respondents.
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CIVIL ACTION NO.
1:08cv377-MHT
(WO)
OPINION AND ORDER
On May 17, 2008, petitioner James L. Robinson, a
prisoner of the State of Alabama, initiated this 28
U.S.C. § 2254 challenge to his state convictions, imposed
on him on May 4, 1999, for breaking and entering a motor
vehicle and possession of
a forged instrument.
On March
12, 2010, the magistrate judge entered a recommendation
that this case be dismissed as Robinson had failed to
file his § 2254 petition within the one-year period of
limitation contained in 28 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1).
did not object to the recommendation.
Robinson
Thus, on April 7,
2010, after an independent and de novo review of the
record, this court adopted the recommendation as its
opinion and entered a final order and judgment.
On June 13, 2013, Robinson filed a "Motion under
Rule 60 [for] Correcting of Records and Law," in which he
requests
that
this
court
withdraw
a
so-called
order
entered on March 26, 2010, and issue a new judgment.
However, because no action was taken in this case on
March
26,
2010,
this
court
construes
Robinson’s
Fed.R.Civ.P. 60 motion as an attack on the final order
and judgment of April 7, 2010.
In the Rule 60 motion, Robinson argues he is entitled
to the requested relief based on an order issued with
regard to a third, 1988 sentence in a burglary case, on
January 10, 2010, granting a motion for time served.
(In
this time-served motion with regard to the 1988 burglary
sentence, Robinson argued he should be awarded credit
towards his 25-year burglary sentence for all time served
on any conviction, thereby rendering his 1988 burglary
sentence complete.)
Robinson asserts in this federal
2
case that this state-court order acted to terminate not
only his 1988 sentence but also his 1999 sentences.
argument,
however,
hinges
on
the
following
This
patently
erroneous factual assumptions: (1) the 1988 burglary
sentence and the 1999 sentences ran concurrently during
the entirety of his incarceration on the 1988 sentence,
including time served prior to his 1999 convictions; and
(2) the order with regard to the 1988 burglary sentence
addressed
the
1999
sentences
imposed
against
him.
Robinson argues relief is warranted under Rule 60 due to
alleged misrepresentations or misconduct by the State
during the proceedings before this court as contemplated
by Rule 60(b)(3).
government
Robinson
means.”).
Motion (Doc. No. 29) at 2 (“No state
officials
a
slave
in
can
knowingly
Alabama
conspire
prison
under
to
make
illegal
He also appears to argue that he should be
relieved from the judgment due to mistake or for other
general reasons as permitted under the provisions of Rule
60(b)(1) and (6).
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Fed.R.Civ.P. 60(c)(1) provides that, “A motion under
Rule 60(b) must be made within a reasonable time–-and for
reasons (1), (2), and (3) no more than a year after the
entry of the judgment or order....”
To the extent
Robinson seeks relief under Rule 60(b)(1), (3), and (6),
his motion is not timely filed.
Robinson did not file
his motion within a year of entry of the challenged final
order and judgment and also failed to file the motion
within a reasonable time.
forth
by
Robinson
in
In addition, the arguments set
his
motion
do
not
in
any
way
undermine the determination that he failed to file his 28
U.S.C. § 2254 petition within the applicable one-year
period of limitation.
Consequently, relief from the
final order and judgment is not warranted.
(The
argument
underlying
the
Rule
60
motion
is
likewise without merit as the record demonstrates that
only the initial 15 years of the 1999 sentences were to
run concurrent with the time Robinson had yet to serve on
the 1988 sentence.
Furthermore, Robinson served the
4
sentences concurrently only during the time that he was
incarcerated
sentences.
on
his
sentence
pursuant
both
the
1988
and
1999
That is, Robinson was not entitled to credit
1999
sentences
prior
Additionally,
concurrent
to
for
time
to
imposition
even
allowing
time
served,
of
served
the
1999
Robinson
once
on
the
sentences.
credit
the
1988
1988
for
all
sentence
terminated, either by actual expiration of the sentence
or an order granting time served, the remaining term of
the
25-year
sentences
imposed
upon
remained in full force and effect.
Robinson
in
1999
Finally, the order
issued with regard to the 1988 burglary sentence granting
Robinson’s request for time served did not reference or
address any other sentence and, therefore, did not impact
the remaining time of 25 years of the 1999 sentences.)
***
In
light
of
the
foregoing,
it
is
ORDERED
that
petitioner James L. Robinson’s "Motion under Rule 60
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[for] Correcting of Records and Law" (doc. no. 29) is
denied.
DONE this the 8th day of July, 2013.
/s/ Myron H. Thompson
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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