Van Cannon v. USA

Filing 21

Transmission of Notice of Appeal, Docketing Statement, Order, Judgment and Docket Sheet to Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals re: 18 Notice of Appeal, (Attachments: # 1 Docketing Statement, # 2 Order, # 3 Judgment, # 4 Docket Sheet) (lak)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
JERRY VAN CANNON,
Petitioner-Appellant,
v.

Case No. 16-cv-433

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Respondent-Appellee.
DOCKETING STATEMENT
AND DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
Jerry Van Cannon, by counsel, now files this docketing statement pursuant to Circ.
Rule 3(c)(1), 28(a) (7th Cir.). He files his notice of appeal simultaneously. Mr. Van Cannon
also includes here his Cir. Rule 26.1 (7th Cir.) disclosure statement.
1.

The United States District Court had jurisdiction over this post-conviction

proceeding under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
2.

The petitioner-appellant is a natural person, and no party is a corporation.

3.

This is a direct appeal from an order denying the petitioner-appellant’s

petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The district court granted a certificate of appealability;
therefore, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has jurisdiction to hear this appeal under
28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253(c).
4.

The order and judgment being appealed were entered on July 10, 2017.

FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES
OF WISCONSIN, INC.

5.

The notice of appeal is filed with this docketing statement on August 11,

6.

There was no prior litigation in the district court arising out of the same

2017.

transaction or designated by the district court as satisfying the criteria of
28 U.S.C. § 1915(g).
7.

Pursuant to Circ. Rule 26.1 (7th Cir.), counsel notes that the petitioner-

appellant was represented in the district court by Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin,
Inc., who will continue to represent the petitioner-appellant on appeal. Shelley Fite
represented Mr. Van Cannon on his initial petition and will represent him on this appeal.
Dated at Madison, Wisconsin, this 11th day of August, 2017.
Respectfully submitted,
Jerry Van Cannon, Appellant
/s/ Shelley M. Fite
Shelley M. Fite
FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES
OF WISCONSIN, INC.
22 East Mifflin Street, Suite 1000
Madison, Wisconsin 53703
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
[e-mail]

FEDERAL DEFENDER SERVICES
OF WISCONSIN, INC.

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