Reynolds v. United States of America

Filing 38

ORDER dismissing 35 Motion to Vacate; granting 36 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge William T. Moore, Jr on 2/20/20. (jrb)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COtJRT -FOR

THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEpRGJA
SAVANNAH DIVISION

CEDRIC REYNOLDS,

CLERK

Petitioner,
CASE

V.

NOS.

CV416-194
CV414-136

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent.

ORDER

Before

Petitioner
(Doc. 36. )
Motion

the

Court

Cedric

is

Reynolds'

Government's

Motion

to

Vacate

Motion

Judgment

to

Dismiss

(Doc.

35)

Petitioner has responded in opposition to the Government's

to

Dismiss.

Government's motion

(Doc.
(Doc.

his Motion

37. )
36)

Motion to Vacate Judgment
In

the

After

careful

is GRANTED.

(Doc.

to Vacate

35)

As

consideration,

a result.

the

Petitioner's

is DISMISSED.

Judgment,

Petitioner

judgment entered against him in his criminal case

argues

that

(CR412-239)

the

should

be vacated based on the Supreme Court's decision in Rehaif v. United
States,

139

Specifically,

S.

Ct.

2191,

Petitioner

204

argues

L.

Ed.

that

2d

his

594

(2019) .

conviction

(Doc.

35.)

for possession

of a firearm by a prohibited person should be vacated because,

after

^ Unless otherwise stated, all citations are to Petitioner's civil
docket on this Court's electronic filing system, CV416-194.