Thorne v. USA

Filing 15

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER, petitioner Jason S. Thorne's Motion (Doc. 14)to Supplement is MOOT. Signed by Judge J. Phil Gilbert on 5/31/2017. (jdh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
JASON S. THORNE,
Petitioner,
vs.

Case No. 16-cv-00469-JPG

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Respondent.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on petitioner Jason S. Thorne’s Motion (Doc. 14) to
Supplement his Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255
(Doc. 1). This matter was dismissed with prejudice on May 18, 2017 and as such, the Court
finds this motion moot.
The Court notes that Mr. Thorne’s supplement, if timely, would have added a claim that his
sentence should be vacated or reduced since he only played a minor role in the conspiracy in
which he was charged. Amendment 794 set out new guidelines for the determination of whether
a defendant should be granted a minor role reduction. However, Amendment 794 has not been
held retroactive and as long as a defendant=s sentence is within the sentencing range provided by
the statute of the offense, sentencing guideline calculation errors are nonconstitutional and are
not reviewable in ' 2255 proceedings. United States v. Wisch, 275 F.3d 620, 625 (7th Cir. 2001)
(citing Scott v. United States, 997 F.2d 340 (7th Cir. 1993)). Therefore, even if this supplement
was timely, Mr. Thorne’s additional claim could not be granted.

This matter having been previously dismissed, petitioner Jason S. Thorne’s Motion (Doc. 14)
to Supplement is MOOT.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: 5/31/2017
s/J. Phil Gilbert
J. PHIL GILBERT
U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE

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