Texas Northern District Court
Judge:Sidney A Fitzwater
Case #: 3:25-cv-00931
Nature of Suit510 Prisoner Petitions - Motions to Vacate Sentence
Cause28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence
Case Filed:Apr 14, 2025

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Docket last updated: 10 hours ago
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
4 4 2 pgs order Order And Notice of Deficiency Wed 04/16 8:51 AM
NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY AND ORDER: Sherman Grant must address the following deficiency: Insofar as Grant seeks relief under § 2255, Grant must file a motion on the appropriate form. No later than 5/21/2025, Grant must either (1) withdraw his initial § 2255 motion, or (2) amend the motion, using the enclosed form, so that it contains all claims that Grant wants to raise with respect to his conviction and/or sentence in criminal case number 3:15-CR-226-D-19. Failure to comply with this order may lead to dismissal for failure to prosecute pursuant to FRCvP 41(b). (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 4/16/2025) (twd)
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Att: 1 2255 Form
misc Order Receipt Wed 04/16 8:56 AM
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:4. Wed Apr 16 08:56:00 CDT 2025 (crt)
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Monday, April 14, 2025
3 3 notice Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party Mon 04/14 4:33 PM
Notice and Instruction to Pro Se Party. (cfk)
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2 2 mot2255 Motion to Vacate under 28 U.S.C. 2255 Mon 04/14 4:31 PM
MOTION to Vacate under 28 U.S.C. 2255 (Criminal Case Number 3:15-cr-226-D-19) Unless exempted, attorneys who are not admitted to practice in the Northern District of Texas must seek admission promptly. Forms, instructions, and exemption information may be found at www.txnd.uscourts.gov, or by clicking here:[LINK:Attorney Information - Bar Membership] . If admission requirements are not satisfied within 21 days, the clerk will notify the presiding judge. (cfk)
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1 1 8 pgs order Memorandum Opinion and Order Mon 04/14 4:27 PM
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER: Accordingly, for the reasons explained in this order, the court denies Grant's motion for compassionate release under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i). (Document #921 in criminal case). As for the part of Grant's motion that challenges his sentence under Bruen and Rahimi, the clerk of court is directed to open a new motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, directly assign the new case to the same District Judge as in this criminal case, and docket a copy of this motion and order in the new case. (Ordered by Senior Judge Sidney A Fitzwater on 4/14/2025) (cfk)
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qcref Fitzwater Mon 04/14 4:33 PM
New Case Notes: A filing fee is not due for this case. Initiating documents received by mail. No prior sanctions found. (For court use only - links to the[LINK:national] and[LINK:circuit] indexes.) (cfk)
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misc Order Receipt Mon 04/14 4:34 PM
***Clerk's Notice of delivery: (see NEF for details) Docket No:3. Mon Apr 14 16:34:14 CDT 2025 (crt)
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