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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA 

United States of America, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

Ivory Crow, 

Defendant/Movant. 

No. CV 16-02819-PHX-RJB 

 CR 11-00285-PHX-RJB 

ORDER 

 On August 22, 2016, Movant Ivory Crow, who is confined in the Federal 

Correctional Institution-La Tuna in Anthony, Texas, filed a pro se Motion Under 28 

U.S.C. § 2255 to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody.1

 

On September 6, 2016, Movant filed an Amended § 2255 Motion (Doc. 4). The Court 

will deny the Amended § 2255 Motion with leave to amend. 

I. Amended § 2255 - Failure to Use the Court-Approved Form

 An amended motion supersedes an original motion. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 

F.2d 1258, 1262 (9th Cir. 1992); Hal Roach Studios v. Richard Feiner & Co., 896 F.2d 

 

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 The Court notes that Movant filed two prior § 2255 motions. The current § 2255 Motion is not considered a second or successive petition, however, because both motions 

were dismissed without prejudice and without an adjudication on the merits. See Slack v. 

McDaniel, 529 U.S. 473, 485-86 (2000) (habeas petition which is filed after a prior habeas petition was dismissed without adjudication on the merits for failure to exhaust 

state remedies is not a second or successive petition). The first motion, filed in CV 11- 01914-PHX-ROS, was dismissed as premature because Movant had not been sentenced 

when he filed it. The second, filed in CV 13-02603-PHX-RJB (DKD), was dismissed 

because Movant had an appeal pending in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. 

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1542, 1546 (9th Cir. 1990). After amendment, the Court will treat an original motion as 

nonexistent. Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1262. 

 The Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings for the United States District 

Courts allow the Court, by local rule, to prescribe a form to be used for filing a § 2255 

motion. See Rule 2(c), Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings, foll. 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2255. Under this Court’s local rule, Movant must use the court-approved form when 

filing a pro se motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See LRCiv 3.5(a). Movant did not 

use the court-approved form when filing his Amended § 2255 Motion. 

 The Court may, in its discretion, forgo the requirement that a movant use a courtapproved form. See LRCiv 3.5(a). The Court will require use of the court-approved 

form because Movant’s Amended § 2255 Motion does not substantially comply with the 

court-approved form. Therefore, the Amended § 2255 Motion will be denied with leave 

to file a second amended motion within 30 days. 

II. Leave to Amend 

 Within 30 days, Movant may submit a second amended motion on the courtapproved form. The Clerk of Court will mail Movant a court-approved form to use for 

filing an amended motion. Movant must submit the second amended motion on the 

court-approved form and sign it under penalty of perjury. If Movant fails to file a second 

amended motion within 30 days from the date of filing of this Order, the Court will 

dismiss this § 2255 action without further notice to Movant. If Movant fails to use the 

court-approved form, the Court may strike the second amended motion and dismiss this 

§ 2255 action without further notice to Movant. 

 Movant must clearly designate on the face of the document that it is a “Second 

Amended Motion.” The second amended motion must be retyped or rewritten in its 

entirety on a court-approved form and may not incorporate any part of the original 

Motion or Amended § 2255 Motion by reference. Movant must describe each ground for 

relief and the facts supporting each ground. 

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 A second amended motion supersedes the original Motion and the Amended 

§ 2255 Motion. See Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1262; Hal Roach Studios, 896 F.2d at 1546. 

After amendment, the Court will treat the original Motion and Amended § 2255 Motion 

as nonexistent. Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1262. Any ground for relief that was raised in the 

original Motion or the Amended § 2255 Motion and that was voluntarily dismissed or 

was dismissed without prejudice is waived if it is not alleged in a second amended 

motion. Lacey v. Maricopa County, 693 F.3d 896, 928 (9th Cir. 2012) (en banc). 

III. Warnings 

 A. Address Changes

 Movant must file and serve a notice of a change of address in accordance with 

Rule 83.3(d) of the Local Rules of Civil Procedure. Movant must not include a motion 

for other relief with a notice of change of address. Failure to comply may result in 

dismissal of this § 2255 action. 

B. Copies

 Movant must submit an additional copy of every filing for use by the Court. See 

LRCiv 5.4. Failure to comply with this requirement may result in the filing being 

stricken without further notice to Movant. 

C. Possible Dismissal

 If Movant fails to timely comply with every provision of this Order, including 

these warnings, the Court may dismiss this § 2255 action without further notice. See

Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1260-61 (a district court may dismiss an action for failure to comply 

with any order of the Court). 

IT IS ORDERED: 

 (1) Movant’s Amended § 2255 Motion (Doc. 4 in CV 16-02819-PHX-RJB) is 

denied with leave to amend. Movant has 30 days from the date of filing of this Order to 

file a second amended motion in compliance with this Order. 

 (2) If Movant fails to file a second amended motion within 30 days, the Clerk 

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RJB and enter a judgment of dismissal of the civil action opened in connection with this 

§ 2255 action (CV 16-02819-PHX-RJB), without prejudice. 

 (3) The Clerk of Court must mail Movant a court-approved form for filing a 

Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence By a Person in Federal Custody (28 

U.S.C. § 2255). 

 Dated this 21st day of September, 2016. 

 

 ROBERT J. BRYAN

 United States District Judge

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