Opinion
Civil No. 19-16767 (FLW)
08-19-2019
SHEVANDRA VERASAWMI, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
Petitioner pro se, Shevandra Verasawmi ("Petitioner"), a federal prisoner presently incarcerated at F.C.I. Fort Dix, in Fort Dix, New Jersey, filed a Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct a Sentence, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (See ECF No. 1.) Upon screening the Motion, the Court has determined that dismissal of the Motion without an Answer and the record is not warranted. See Rule 4 of Rules Governing § 2255 Proceedings, 28 U.S.C.A. foll. § 2255.
Accordingly, IT IS, on this 19th day of August 2019,
ORDERED that Respondent shall file a full and complete Answer to the Motion within forty-five (45) days of the entry of this Order; and it is further
ORDERED that Respondent shall raise by way of its Answer any appropriate defenses that it wishes the Court to consider, including, with respect to the asserted defenses, relevant legal arguments with citations to appropriate legal authority; and it is further
ORDERED that the Answer shall be accompanied by certified copies of all notices, opinions, documents, transcripts, or recordings of any proceedings, including all documentation that may be material to the questions raised in the Motion; in lieu of providing certified copies, however, the Government may cite to the criminal docket by referencing the ECF docket entry number and the page; and it is further
ORDERED that Petitioner may file and serve a Reply in support of the Motion within forty-five (45) days after the Answer is filed; and it is further
ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this Order on petitioner by regular U.S. mail.
/s/ Freda L. Wolfson
FREDA L. WOLFSON
U.S. Chief District Judge