Opinion
3:18-CR-00099-RJC-DCK
09-21-2022
USA v. GARLIN RAYMOND FARRIS
ORDER
ROBERT J. CONRAD, JR. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
THIS MATTER is before the Court sua sponte.
After this Court denied, (Doc. No. 170: Order), the defendant's amended Motion for New Trial, (Doc. No. 165), the defendant filed a Motion for Reconsideration, (Doc. No. 176), and a Motion to Amend the Motion for Reconsideration, (Doc. No. 182). The Court found no basis to alter its prior ruling. (Doc. No. 181). In a separate Order, (Doc. No. 186), the Court granted the Motion to Amend the Motion for Reconsideration.
The Motion to Amend was received on June 6, 2022, and entered on June 8, 2022. (Doc. No. 182). The Court's Order denying the Motion for Reconsideration was entered on June 7, 2022. (Doc. No. 181).
The defendant has now filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stating the Order granting the Motion to Amend, (Doc. No. 186), was “issued without any instruction or clarity on the granting of the motion.” (Case No. 22-1961, Doc. No. 1 at 2). This Court's intent was to permit the amendment of the Motion for Reconsideration, but not to alter its ruling on the merits. Accordingly, the amended Motion for New Trial and the amended Motion for Reconsideration are considered resolved in this Court.
The Clerk is directed to certify copies to the defendant, the United States Attorney, and the Clerk of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.