United States of America v. Dokich

Filing 7

MEMORANDUM Order Signed by the Honorable Milton I. Shadur on 12/5/2011:Mailed notice(srn, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
EASTERN DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Plaintiff,
v.
MELVIN DOKICH,
Defendant.

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No. 11 C 7568
(06 CR 359-3)

MEMORANDUM ORDER
Something over a year after our Court of Appeals affirmed
(1) his conviction (based on a blind plea of guilty to
participation in a large-scale financial fraud) and (2) the 84month custodial sentence then imposed on him by this Court,
Melvin Dokich (“Dokich”) filed a 28 U.S.C. §2255 (“Section 2255”)
motion challenging various aspects of the conviction and
sentence.

This Court’s brief October 25, 2011 memorandum order

directed the United States Attorney to file an answer or other
response to the motion on or before November 30, as contemplated
by Rule 4(b) of the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings for
the United States District Courts (“Section 2255 Rules”).
Now the government has tendered a timely response,
comprising a 15-page memorandum and its Ex. 1 (the 55-page plea
colloquy), Ex. 2 (containing relevant excerpts from the
sentencing hearing) and Ex. 3 (a printout of the first 51
District Court docket entries).

To enable Dokich to address any

matters raised by the government’s response that he believes he

has not had an opportunity to deal with in his original Section
2255 motion, this Court will follow the procedure authorized by
Section 2255 Rule 5(d) by granting leave to Dokich to submit a
reply on or before February 1, 2012.

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Milton I. Shadur
Senior United States District Judge
Date:

December 5, 2011

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