Crutchfield v. United States of America

Filing 7

ORDER DIRECTING GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND. Signed by Judge J. Daniel Breen on 9/14/17. (Breen, J.)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE
EASTERN DIVISION
DALTON ERIC CRUTCHFIELD,
Petitioner,
v.

No. 1:16-cv-01167-JDB-egb

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Respondent.
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ORDER DIRECTING GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND
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On June 17, 2016, the Petitioner, Dalton Eric Crutchfield, filed a motion to vacate, set
aside, or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (the "Petition").1 (Docket Entry ("D.E.")
1.) On September 1, 2017, the United States Probation Office issued a memorandum addressing,
among other things, the impact of the recent decision of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in
United States v. Stitt, 860 F.3d 854 (6th Cir. 2017), on this case.

The Government is

DIRECTED, within eleven days of the entry of this order, to respond to the Petition in light of
Stitt.
IT IS SO ORDERED this 14th day of September 2017.
s/ J. DANIEL BREEN
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

1

This filing was made by the Assistant Federal Defender on Petitioner's behalf. A second
petition was filed by Crutchfield pro se on June 27, 2016. (D.E. 5.)