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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. 

Walmar Rocael Morales-Tomas, 

Defendant/Movant. 

No. CV 16-01961-PHX-DGC (ESW) 

 CR 11-01622-PHX-DGC 

ORDER 

 On June 17, 2016, Movant Walmar Rocael Morales-Tomas, who is confined in the 

Cibola County Correctional Center in Milan, New Mexico, submitted a letter to the Court 

seeking relief under the recent Supreme Court decision in Johnson v. United States, 

__U.S.__, 135 S. Ct. 2551(2015). The Court filed the letter in a new § 2255 action. On 

June 22, 2016, the Office of the Federal Public Defender filed a Motion for Appointment 

of CJA Counsel Pursuant to General Order 16-07 (Doc. 4), asking that the Court appoint 

attorney Eric Kessler to “review this case and file an appropriate request for relief under 

Johnson.” The Court will grant the Motion. 

 Counsel must file a notice of appearance within 10 days from the filing date of this 

Order. Within 30 days from the filing date of this Order, counsel must file either a 

§ 2255 motion or a notice informing the Court that counsel does not intend to pursue 

relief under § 2255. 

IT IS ORDERED: 

(1) The June 22, 2016 Motion to Appoint Counsel (Doc. 4) is granted. 

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 (2) Attorney Eric Kessler is appointed to represent Movant in this matter and 

must file a notice of appearance within 10 days from the filing date of this Order. 

 (3) Within 30 days from the filing date of this Order, counsel must file either a 

motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 or a notice informing the Court that counsel does not 

intend to pursue relief under § 2255. 

 (4) The parties and the Clerk of Court must file all documents related to the 

§ 2255 Motion in the civil case. 

(5) The Clerk of Court must provide a copy of this Order to the Federal Public 

Defender’s Office for the District of Arizona and attorney Eric Kessler. 

 Dated this 22nd day of July, 2016. 

 

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