Opinion
1:20-cv-12713 (NLH)
09-16-2020
JOSEPH BRODIE, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.
APPEARANCES: Joseph Brodie 71142-050 Cumberland Federal Correctional Institution Inmate Mail/Parcels P.O. Box 1000 Cumberland, MD 21501 Petitioner pro se Craig Carpenito, United States Attorney Sara Aliya Aliabadi, Assistant United States Attorney U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey 401 Market Street P.O. Box 2098 Camden, NJ 08101 Attorneys for Respondent
MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER
APPEARANCES: Joseph Brodie
71142-050
Cumberland
Federal Correctional Institution
Inmate Mail/Parcels
P.O. Box 1000
Cumberland, MD 21501
Petitioner pro se Craig Carpenito, United States Attorney
Sara Aliya Aliabadi, Assistant United States Attorney
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey
401 Market Street
P.O. Box 2098
Camden, NJ 08101
Attorneys for Respondent HILLMAN , District Judge
WHEREAS, Petitioner Joseph Brodie filed a motion to correct, vacate, or set aside his federal sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, ECF No. 1; and
WHEREAS, Petitioner requests the appointment of counsel; and
WHEREAS, a court may appoint counsel to any financially eligible person seeking relief under § 2255 when "the interests of justice so require . . . ." 18 U.S.C. § 3006A(a)(2)(B); and
WHEREAS, the Court appointed Petitioner an attorney from the Criminal Justice Act Panel to represent him during his trial, see United States v. Brodie, No. 18-cr-0162. The Court concludes Petitioner is a financially eligible person; and
WHEREAS, the interests of justice would be served by appointing an attorney to represent Petitioner given the nature of the claims raised in the petition,
THEREFORE, IT IS on this 16th day of September, 2020
ORDERED that the Court appoints counsel for Petitioner, 18 U.S.C. § 3006A; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall identify an attorney from the CJA list for appointment; and it is further
ORDERED that appointed counsel shall file an amended motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 within 60 days of their appointment; and it is finally
ORDERED that the Clerk shall send a copy of this Order to Petitioner by regular mail.
s/ Noel L. Hillman
NOEL L. HILLMAN, U.S.D.J. At Camden, New Jersey