Jacobs v. USA

Filing 9

ORDER ACCEPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS for 8 Report and Recommendations and granting 7 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by District Judge J. Campbell Barker on 5/9/2024. (ndc)

No. 6:22-cv-00445
Edward Todd Jacobs,
Movant,
v.
United States of America,
Respondent.
ORDER
Movant Edward Todd Jacobs, proceeding pro se, filed this
motion to vacate or correct sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255,
complaining that his sentence does not comport with his sentencing agreement. The case has been referred to United States Magistrate Judge K. Nicole Mitchell. Doc. 2.
Respondent filed a motion to dismiss this proceeding on the
grounds that movant had previously sought relief under § 2255 and
had not secured permission from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
to file a successive petition. Doc. 7. Movant did not file a response to
this motion. On December 1, 2023, the magistrate judge issued a report recommending that the motion to dismiss be granted and the
motion to vacate or correct sentence be dismissed without prejudice
for want of jurisdiction. Doc. 8.
A copy of this order was sent to movant’s last known address,
but no objections have been received. The Fifth Circuit has explained that where a letter is properly placed in the United States
mail, a presumption exists that the letter reached its destination in
the usual time and was actually received by the person to whom it
was addressed. Faciane v. Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, 931 F.3d
412, 420–21 & n.9 (5th Cir. 2019).
When there have been no timely objections to a magistrate
judge’s report and recommendation, the court reviews it only for
clear error. See Douglass v. United Servs. Auto. Ass’n, 79 F.3d 1415,
1420 (5th Cir. 1996). Having reviewed the magistrate judge’s

report, and being satisfied that it contains no clear error, the court
accepts its findings and recommendation. The above-styled motion to vacate or correct sentence is dismissed without prejudice
for want of jurisdiction.
So ordered by the court on May 9, 2024.

J. C AM PB EL L B A RK ER
United States District Judge

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