Opinion
3:18-cr-178-TAV-HBG-1
08-20-2024
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. TYWAN MONTREASE SYKES, Defendant.
ORDER
THOMAS A. VARLAN UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
This criminal matter is before the Court on defendant's pro se motion to proceed in forma pauperis [Doc. 134] to pursue a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255.
An application to proceed in forma pauperis is unnecessary since there is no filing fee in a § 2255 proceeding. See E.D. Tenn. L.R. 9.3(b). See also Gillespie v. United States, Nos. 1:14-CV-63, 1:12-CR-24, 2014 WL 2808920, at *1 (E.D. Tenn. June 20, 2014) (“[A]n application to proceed in forma pauperis is unnecessary since there is no filing fee in a § 2255 proceeding.” (citing E.D. Tenn. L.R. 9.3(b)).
Accordingly, defendant's motion [Doc. 134] is DENIED as unnecessary.
IT IS SO ORDERED.