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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 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

THERRAL HATFIELD,

Petitioner,

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UNITED STATES OF 

AMERICA,

Respondent.

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CASE NO. 2:13-CV-324-WKW

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ORDER

On September 10, 2015, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation 

(Doc. # 51) to which Petitioner Therral Hatfield filed objections (Doc. # 52). The 

court has conducted an independent and de novo review of those portions of the 

Recommendation to which objection is made. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b). To the 

extent that Petitioner presents new factual assertions in his objections, they come 

too late to revive the claims that are the subject of the Magistrate Judge’s 

recommendation of dismissal. Cf. Williams v. McNeil, 557 F.3d 1287, 1292 (11th 

Cir. 2009) (holding “that a district court has discretion to decline to consider a 

party’s argument when that argument was not first presented to the magistrate 

judge”). But, in any event, Petitioner presents no new factual assertions that save

his claims or cure the deficiencies that the Magistrate Judge elaborated upon in the

Recommendation. 

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Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:

1. Petitioner’s objections (Doc. # 52) are OVERRULED. 

2. The Recommendation (Doc. # 51) is ADOPTED.

3. Petitioner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion is DENIED with prejudice 

because the claims therein entitled him to no relief.

A final judgment will be entered separately.

DONE this 21st day of October, 2015. 

 /s/ W. Keith Watkins 

CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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