Jones v. USA
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MEMORANDUM AND ORDER -...IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that movant's motion to hold this case in abeyance pending a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on movant's petition to file a successive habeas act ion is DENIED without prejudice. [Doc. 1] IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that movant's motion to vacate is DENIED, without prejudice, because movant has not yet obtained permission from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to bring the motion in this Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h). [Doc. 2] IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no certificate of appealability shall issue. A separate Order of Dismissal shall accompany this Memorandum and Order. Signed by District Judge Charles A. Shaw on 7/19/2016. (MRC)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
EASTERN DIVISION
ORTEZ JONES,
Movant,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Respondent.
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No. 4:16-CV-953 CAS
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Before the Court are movant’s motion to vacate, set aside or correct sentence pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2255 [Doc. 2] and his motion to hold this case in abeyance pending a decision from
the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on movant’s petition to file a
successive habeas action [Doc. 1].
Specifically, the motion to hold this case in abeyance states that on May 25, 2016,
movant filed a petition in the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals asking permission to file a second
petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h)(2) and 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(2)(A), in which to raise a claim
that relies on Johnson, a new rule of constitutional law, made retroactive to cases on collateral
review by the Supreme Court. The Eighth Circuit has not yet ruled on this request in Jones v.
United States, Case No. 16-2357 (8th Cir. 2016).
Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h):
A second or successive motion must be certified as provided in
section 2244 by a panel of the appropriate court of appeals to
contain-(1)
newly discovered evidence that, if proven and viewed in
light of the evidence as a whole, would be sufficient to establish by
clear and convincing evidence that no reasonable factfinder would
have found the movant guilty of the offense; or
(2)
a new rule of constitutional law, made retroactive to cases
on collateral review by the Supreme Court, that was previously
unavailable.
When a second or successive habeas petition is filed in a District Court without the
authorization of the Court of Appeals, the Court should dismiss it, or, in its discretion and in the
interests of justice, transfer the motion to the Court of Appeals. Boyd v. United States, 304 F.3d
813, 814 (8th Cir. 2002). 1
Because movant has already filed an action with the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals as a
request to file a second or successive § 2255 motion based on Johnson, this Court will not
transfer the instant action but rather will dismiss it without prejudice to refiling if, and when,
movant obtains permission to do so.
Accordingly,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that movant’s motion to hold this case in abeyance pending
a decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on movant’s petition to
file a successive habeas action is DENIED without prejudice. [Doc. 1]
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that movant’s motion to vacate is DENIED, without
prejudice, because movant has not yet obtained permission from the United States Court of
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The requirement that prisoners obtain authorization from the Circuit Court before filing
a second or successive petition in the District Court is jurisdictional. Burton v. Stewart, 127 S.
Ct. 793, 796 (2007). “Federal courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. The requirement that
jurisdiction be established as a threshold matter springs from the nature and limits of the judicial
power of the United States and is inflexible and without exception.” Kessler v. Nat’l
Enterprises, Inc., 347 F.3d 1076, 1081 (8th Cir. 2003) (quotation marks omitted).
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Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to bring the motion in this Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h). [Doc.
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no certificate of appealability shall issue.
A separate Order of Dismissal shall accompany this Memorandum and Order.
CHARLES A. SHAW
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Dated this 19th day of July, 2016
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