Vinson v. USA

Filing 27

ORDER denying as moot Petitioner's 22 Motion for Release of CJA-20. Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 6/7/2019. (kby)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL CASE NO. 1:18-cv-00179-MR
(CRIMINAL CASE NO. 1:12-cr-00020-MR-5)

KEITH ARTHUR VINSON,

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Petitioner,
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vs.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Respondent.
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ORDER

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Petitioner’s Motion for Release
of CJA-20 [Doc. 22].
The Petitioner moves for the documents containing the narrative billing
records submitted by Petitioner’s trial counsel in support of a Criminal Justice
Act Form 20 voucher payment (hereinafter “CJA-20”) for the period of August
2, 2012 to October 20, 2013. [Doc. 22]. The Petitioner argues that the
documents containing these narrative billing records may contain information
relevant and material to the issues set for the evidentiary hearing in this
matter. [See id. at 2-3].
The documents containing the detail supporting the CJA-20 in question
were processed by the Office of the Federal Defenders and the District Court

for this District. Because Circuit approval was also required, such documents
were also forwarded to the Forth Circuit Court of Appeals. After diligent
search of the records of the Federal Defenders Office, the District Court and
the Court of Appeals, no copy of such documents can be located. As such,
the relief sought by the Petitioner cannot be granted, thus rendering
Petitioner’s motion moot.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion for Release
of CJA-20 [Doc. 22], is DENIED AS MOOT.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Signed: June 7, 2019

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