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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 Sentenc

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, EASTERN DIVISION

WAYNE DEANDRE HOLLIS, )

)

Petitioner, )

) CIVIL ACTION NO.

v. ) 3:03cv513-MHT

) (WO)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

)

Respondent. )

OPINION

This case is now before the court on petitioner’s

motion for extension of time (Doc. No. 23) and his

objections (Doc. No. 24) to the United States Magistrate

Judge’s recommendation (Doc. No. 19). The motion will

be treated as both an extension motion and a motion to

alter, amend, or vacate judgment pursuant to Rule 59 of

the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. While the

extension motion was filed on May 22, 2006, after the

court entered its opinion and judgment on May 17, 2006

(doc. nos. 21 & 22), it was mailed on May 9, 2006, which

was before; therefore the extension motion is timely.

See Houston v. Lack, 47 U.S. 266, 271-272 (1988)

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(pursuant to the ‘mailbox rule,’ courts should presume

filing upon an inmate’s delivery of his pleading to

prison officials); Washington v. United States, 243 F.3d

1299, 1301 (11th Cir. 2001) (same). The court will

therefore grant the extension motion and will now

consider petitioner’s objections on the merits as though

they had been timely filed.

However, because, after an independent and de novo

review of the record, the court concludes that the

objections lack merit, petitioner’s motion to alter,

amend, or vacate will be denied. If the objections had

had merit, the court would have granted the motion to

alter, amend, or vacate, and the opinion and judgment

would have been set aside; but, because the objections

lack merit, the court is denying the motion to alter,

amend, or vacate, and the opinion and judgment will

stand.

An appropriate judgment will be entered. 

DONE, this the 26th day of May, 2006.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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