Stringer v. USA

Filing 13

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re 12 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Show Cause response directed to petitioner Stringer due by 2/22/2018. Signed by Judge David R. Herndon on 1/23/2018. (ceh)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS
JIMMIE L. STRINGER,
Petitioner,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Respondent.

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No. 16-cv-00512-DRH

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
HERNDON, District Judge:
This matter comes before the Court for case management. On May 10,
2016, petitioner filed a Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (doc. 1). In said petition, petitioner challengers his status as
a career offender based upon Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2251 (2015).
In accordance with this District’s Administrative Order No. 176, the Court
appointed the Federal Public Defender (FPD) to represent petitioner. Now the
Assistant FPD – having determined no non-frivolous basis for seeking the relief
petitioner seeks – has moved to withdraw his appearance (doc. 12). A copy of
said motion was provided to petitioner by the Assistant FPD.
According to this Court’s procedure, petitioner has 30 days in which to
respond to the Assistant FPD’s Motion to Withdraw. The Court hereby DIRECTS
petitioner – on or before February 22, 2018 – to file in this Court a Response
SHOWING CAUSE (i.e. a valid reason) why the undersigned should not grant the

Assistant FPD’s motion to withdraw and deny petitioner’s § 2255 petition. The
Government may, but is not required to, file any response to the Assistant FPD’s
motion by the same date.
The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to mail a copy of this Order to petitioner
at his last known address.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

Judge Herndon
2018.01.23 16:49:35
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United States District Court