Stanton v. United States Of America

Filing 7

ORDER directing the Clerk to serve the United States Attorney with this order and copies of criminal docs. 1124 and 1137. The Court directs the Government to file an answer within sixty days from the date of this order. Signed by Magistrate Judge G. R. Smith on 5/9/16. (wwp)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
STATESBORO DIVISION
TERRANCE GERARD STANTON,
Movant,
v.

Case No. CV615-064
CR612-018

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Respondent.

ORDER
Terrance Stanton filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate his
convictions and sentence for conspiracy with intent to distribute cocaine
and use of a communications facility. Doc. 1124.1 The Court thereafter
granted him leave to file a lengthy brief (doc. 1134), and leave to amend.
Doc. 1138. At this point, his briefing exceeds 60 pages. After
preliminary review, it does not “plainly appear” that he “is not entitled
to relief.” Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings.
Consequently, the Clerk is DIRECTED to serve the United States
Attorney with this Order and copies of doc. 1124 and doc. 1137. The
Court directs the Government to file an answer or response within sixty
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All citations are to the criminal docket unless otherwise noted, and all page
numbers are those imprinted by the Court’s docketing software.

days from the date of this Order. 2 Rule 4(b). Stanton must furnish the
United States Attorney in Savannah, Georgia, with copies of all further
motions or papers filed in this case.

SO ORDERED , this 9th day of May, 2016.

T•

UNiTED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA

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The volume, complexity, and lack of facial frivolity of Stanton’s claims merits a
longer-than-normal response period.