Wells v. United States of America

Filing 1

ORDER: WHEREAS on January 10, 2022, Mr. Wells filed a letter requesting that his sentence be recalculated, Dkt. 310; and WHEREAS the Court construes Mr. Wells' motion as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2241. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to open a parallel civil case for Mr. Wells habeas petition. The document at 19-CR-212, Dkt. 310, should be docketed as docket entry 1 in the new civil case. The Clerk of Court is further directed to mail a copy of this Order to Perry J. Wells, Reg. No. 86769-054, FCI Fort Dix, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 2000, Joint Base MDL, NJ 08640, and to note the mailing on the docket. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 1/10/2022) (sac) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.

Case 1:22-cv-00233-UA Document 1 Filed 01/10/22 Page 1 of 1
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DATE FILED: 01/10/2022
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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19-CR-212-2 (VEC)
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PERRY WELLS,
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ORDER
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Defendant.
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VALERIE CAPRONI, United States District Judge:
WHEREAS on January 10, 2022, Mr. Wells filed a letter requesting that his sentence be
recalculated, Dkt. 310; and
WHEREAS the Court construes Mr. Wells’ motion as a petition for a writ of habeas
corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to open a parallel civil
case for Mr. Wells’ habeas petition. The document at 19-CR-212, Dkt. 310, should be docketed
as docket entry 1 in the new civil case.
The Clerk of Court is further directed to mail a copy of this Order to Perry J. Wells, Reg.
No. 86769-054, FCI Fort Dix, Federal Correctional Institution, P.O. Box 2000, Joint Base MDL,
NJ 08640, and to note the mailing on the docket.

SO ORDERED.
Date: January 10, 2022
New York, NY

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VALERIE CAPRONI
United States District Judge