Ligon v. United States of America

Filing 15

ORDER: Petitioners Motion for Summary Judgment 8 is hereby DENIED.The petitioner is GRANTED thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this order on the docket in which to file whatever Reply to the Response that he may deem appropriate. Signed by District Judge Kevin H. Sharp on 3/17/14. (xc:Pro se party by regular and certified mail.)(DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.)(dt)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
MIDDLE DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE DIVISION

ROBERT LIGON
Petitioner,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Respondent.

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No. 3:13-0698
Judge Sharp

ORDER

On November 15, 2013, an order (Docket Entry No. 5) was entered directing the United
States Attorney for this judicial district to file an answer, plead or otherwise respond to the
petitioner’s pro se § 2255 Motion (Docket Entry No. 1) to vacate, set aside or correct sentence.
When the United States Attorney failed to comply with these instructions within the specified
period of time, an order (Docket Entry No. 10) was entered giving him fourteen (14) days in which
to show cause why the petitioner should not be granted the requested relief.
Presently before the Court are the government’s Response (Docket Entry No. 13) to the
petitioner’s § 2255 Motion and the petitioner’s “Motion for Summary Judgment and to Dismiss the
Government’s Response as Moot based on its Untimeliness” (Docket Entry No. 8).
Because the government has complied and filed a Response, the Court finds no merit in the
petitioner’s Motion for Summary Judgment. Accordingly, the Motion for Summary Judgment is
hereby DENIED.
The petitioner is GRANTED thirty (30) days from the date of entry of this order on the
docket in which to file whatever Reply to the Response that he may deem appropriate.

It is so ORDERED.

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Kevin H. Sharp
United States District Judge