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Parties Involved:
Angel Garcia-Taboada
Defendant
United States of America
Plaintiff

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

United States of America, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Angel Garcia-Taboada, 

Defendant/Movant. 

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No. CR 05-0462-PHX-DGC

No. CV 05-3761-PHX-DGC (CRP)

ORDER

Movant, presently confined at USP Atwater, the United St at es Penitentiary in

Atwater, California, has filed a pro se "Motion for Time Reduction by an Inmate in Federal

Custody (28 U.S.C. § 2255)" (Doc. #18). The Court will dismiss the motion with leave to

amend.

A. Failure to Use the Court-Approved Form

The Rules Governing Section 2255 Cases allow the Court, by local rule, to prescribe

a form to be used for filing a § 2255 action. See Rule 2(c), Rules Governing Section 2255

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

when he files a pro se petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See LRCIV 3.5(a). Movant has

not used the court-approved form. 

The Court may, in its discret ion, forgo the requirement of a form. In this case,

however, the Court must insist on its use because Movant’s submission does not

substantially comply with the form for a § 2255 proceeding. Movant has used a form that

the Court previously has seen filed by numerous other prisoners. The form asserts a claim

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that the M ovant’s equal protection rights have been violated because as an alien, Movant

is not entitled to a one-year reduction of sent ence based on participation in a drug

program, whereas a United States citizen is entitled t o t he reduction. A similar claim is

made regarding release to a halfway house. It is not entirely clear whether these

circumstances actually ap ply to Movant. Consequently, because the form is inadequate

for a § 2255 proceeding, the Motion will be dismissed wit h leave to file an Amended

Motion within thirty days. 

Plaintiff has at t ached to his form a "Petition for Commutation of Sentence" in which

he requests to be granted clemency on the grounds that he has returned to the United

States with a "different mentality," and he seeks to be able to support his family. An

application for clemency must be made to the state governor. A.R.S. § 31-443. A motion

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is the post-conviction remedy for a prisoner claiming t he right

to be released upon the grounds that: (1) the judgment or sentence was imposed in

violation of the Constitution or laws of the Untied States; (2) the court lacked jurisdiction

to impose such sentence; (3) the sentence was in excess of the maximum aut horiz ed by law;

or (4) t he judgment or sentence is otherwise subject to collateral attack. See Rule 1(a),

Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings. 

Consequently, Plaintiff's request for clemency is not properly brought in a § 2255

proceeding. Further, Plaintiff should take notice that § 2255 places a restriction on second

or successive habeas petitions. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255, ¶ 8. If Plaintiff does seek t o proceed

with a § 2255 petition in accordance with the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings,

he must file his Amended Motion within thirty days of this Order.

B. Amendment

Any Amended Motion must be submitted on the court-approved form and signed

under penalty of perjury. In p art icular, Movant must list each ground for relief and state

the facts supporting each ground. Movant is advised that the Amended Motion must be

retyp ed or rewritten in its entirety on a court-approved form and may not incorporate any

part of the original M ot ion by reference. Any Amended Motion submitted by Movant

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should be clearly designated as such on the face of the document. The Clerk of Court will

be directed to provide Movant with a form for filing a § 2255 action.

M ovant is further advised that an amended § 2255 Motion supersedes the original

M otion. See Ferdik v. Bonzelet, 963 F.2d 1258, 1262 (9th Cir. 1992); Hal Roach St udios v.

Richard Feiner & Co., 896 F.2d 1542, 1546 (9th Cir. 1990). After amendment, the original

pleading is treated as nonexistent. Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1262. Thus, grounds for relief

alleged in the original Motion which are not alleged in the amended Motion are waived.

King v. Atiyeh, 814 F.2d 565, 567 (9th Cir. 1987).

C. Rule 41 Cautionary Notice

Movant should take notice that if he fails to timely comply with every p rovision of

this Order, or any order entered in this matter, this action will be dismissed pursuant to

Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. See Ferdik, 963 F.2d at 1260-61(dist rict

court may dismiss action for failure to comply with any order of the Court).

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that:

(1) The “Motion for Time Reduction by an Inmate in Federal Custody (28 U.S.C.

§ 2255)” (Doc. #18) is dismissed with leave to amend. Movant shall have thirty days from

the date of filing of this Order to file an Amended Motion in accordance with the Court’s

Order.

(2) The Clerk of t he Court shall enter a judgment of dismissal of this action without

prejudice and of the accompanying civil action (CV 05-3761-PHX-DGC (CRP)) wit hout

further notice to the Movant if he fails to comply. 

(3) At all times during the pendency of this action, Movant shall immediately

advise the Court of any change of address and its effective date. Such notice shall be

captioned “NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS.” The notice shall contain only

information pertaining t o the change of address and its effective date. The notice shall not

include any motions for any other relief. Failure to file a Notice of Change of Address may

result in the dismissal of the action for failure to prosecute pursuant to Rule 41(b) of the

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

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(4) The Clerk of Court shall p rovide to Movant a current 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 26th day of January, 2006.

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Name

 

Prison Number

 

Place of Confinement

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA )

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vs. ) 

) Case Number (To be supplied by

 , ) the Clerk, U. S. District Court)

(Full Name of Movant) )

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 , ) MOTION TO VACATE, SET ASIDE,

(Include name under which you were ) OR CORRECT SENTENCE BY A

convicted.) ) PERSON IN FEDERAL CUSTODY

) (28 U.S.C. § 2255)

 Movant. )

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(If movant has a sentence to be served in the future under a federal

judgment which he wishes to attack, he should file a motion in the federal

court which entered the judgment.)

INSTRUCTIONS - READ CAREFULLY

(1) This motion must be legibly handwritten or typewritten and signed by the

movant under penalty of perjury. Any false statement of a material fact

may serve as the basis for prosecution and conviction for perjury. All

questions must be answered concisely in the proper space on the form.

Where more room is needed to answer any question, use reverse side of

sheet.

(2) Additional pages are not permitted except with respect to the facts

which you rely upon to support your grounds for relief. No citation of

authorities need be furnished. If briefs or arguments are submitted,

they should be submitted in the form of a separate memorandum.

(3) Upon receipt, your motion will be filed if it is in proper order. No

fee is required with this motion.

(4) If you do not have the necessary funds for transcripts, counsel, appeal,

and other costs connected with a motion of this type, you may request

permission to proceed in forma pauperis, in which event you must execute

the Declaration on the last two (2) pages, setting forth information

establishing your inability to pay the costs. If you wish to proceed in

forma pauperis, you must have an authorized officer at the penal

institution complete the Certificate as to the amount of money and

securities on deposit to your credit in any account in the institution.

(5) Only judgments entered by one court may be challenged in a single

motion. If you seek to challenge judgments entered by different judges

or divisions 

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either in the same district or in different districts, you must file

separate motions as to each judgment.

(6) Your attention is directed to the fact that you must include all

grounds for relief and all facts supporting such grounds for relief in

the motion you file seeking relief from any judgment of conviction.

(7) When the motion is fully completed, the original and two (2) copies

must be mailed to:

Phoenix & Prescott Divisions: OR Tucson Division:

U.S. District Court Clerk U.S. District Court Clerk

U.S. Courthouse, Suite 321 U.S. Courthouse, Suite 1500

401 West Washington St., SPC 10 405 West Congress Street

Phoenix, Arizona 85003-2119 Tucson, Arizona 85701-5010

(8) Motions which do not conform to these instructions will be returned with

a notation as to the deficiency.

MOTION

1. Name and location of court which entered the judgment of conviction

under attack: 

2. Date of judgment of conviction:

3. Length of sentence: Sentencing Judge:

4. Nature of offense involved (all counts):

5. What was your plea? (Check one)

(a) Not Guilty ( )

(b) Guilty ( )

(c) Nolo contendere ( )

If you entered a guilty plea to one count or indictment, and a not

guilty plea to another count or indictment, give details:

6. Kind of trial: (Check one)

(a) Jury ( )

(b) Judge only ( )

7. Did you testify at the trial? Yes ( ) No ( )

8. Did you appeal from the judgment of conviction? Yes ( ) No ( )

9. If you did appeal, answer the following:

(a) Name of Court:

(b) Result: 

(c) Date of result:

10. Other than a direct appeal from the judgment of conviction and sentence,

have you previously filed any petitions, applications, or motions with

respect to this judgment in any federal court? Yes ( ) No ( )

11. If your answer to 10 was "yes," give the following information:

(a) (1) Name of Court:

(2) Nature of proceeding:

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(3) Grounds raised:

(4) Did you receive an evidentiary hearing on your petition,

application, or motion? Yes ( ) No ( )

(5) Result: 

(6) Date of result:

(b) As to any second petition, application, or motion, give the same

information:

(1) Name of court:

(2) Nature of proceeding:

(4) Did you receive an evidentiary hearing on your petition,

application, or motion? Yes ( ) No ( )

(5) Result: 

(6) Date of result:

(c) As to any third petition, application, or motion, give the same

information:

(1) Name of court:

(2) Nature of proceeding:

(3) Grounds raised:

(4) Did you receive an evidentiary hearing on your petition,

application, or motion? Yes ( ) No ( )

(5) Result: 

(6) Date of result:

(d) Did you appeal, to an appellate federal court having jurisdiction,

the result of action taken on any petition, application, or motion?

(1) First petition, etc. Yes ( ) No ( )

(2) Second petition, etc. Yes ( ) No ( )

(3) Third petition, etc. Yes ( ) No ( )

(e) If you did not appeal from the adverse action on any petition,

application, or motion, explain briefly why you did not:

12. State concisely every ground on which you claim that you are being held

unlawfully. Summarize briefly the facts supporting each ground. If

necessary, you may attach pages stating additional grounds and facts

supporting same.

CAUTION: If you fail to set forth all grounds in this motion, you may

be barred from presenting additional grounds at a later date.

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For your information, the following is a list of the most frequently

raised grounds for relief in these proceedings. Each statement preceded by

a letter constitutes a separate ground for possible relief. You may raise

any grounds which you have other than those listed. However, you should

raise in this motion all available grounds (relating to this conviction) on

which you base your allegations that you are being held in custody

unlawfully.

If you select one or more of these grounds for relief, you must allege

facts in support of the ground or grounds which you choose. Do not check

any of the grounds listed below. The motion will be returned to you if you

merely check (a) through (j) or any one of these grounds.

(a) Conviction obtained by plea of guilty which was unlawfully induced

or not made voluntarily or with understanding of the nature of the

charge and the consequences of the plea.

(b) Conviction obtained by use of coerced confession.

(c) Conviction obtained by use of evidence gained pursuant to an

unconstitutional search and seizure.

(d) Conviction obtained by use of evidence obtained pursuant to an

unlawful arrest.

(e) Conviction obtained by a violation of the privilege against

self-incrimination.

(f) Conviction obtained by an unconstitutional failure of the

prosecution to disclose to the defendant evidence favorable to the

defendant.

(g) Conviction obtained by a violation of the protection against double

jeopardy.

(h) Conviction obtained by action of a grand or petit jury which was

unconstitutionally selected and impaneled.

(i) Denial of effective assistance of counsel.

(j) Denial of right of appeal.

A. Ground One: 

Supporting FACTS (tell your story briefly without citing cases or law):

B. Ground Two: 

Supporting FACTS (tell your story briefly without citing cases or law):

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C. Ground Three: 

Supporting FACTS (tell your story briefly without citing cases or law):

D. Ground Four: 

Supporting FACTS (tell your story briefly without citing cases or law):

13. If any of the grounds listed in 12A, B, C, and D were not previously

presented, state briefly what grounds were not so presented, and give

your reasons for not presenting them:

14. Do you have any petition or appeal now pending in any court as to the

judgment under attack? Yes ( ) No ( )

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15. Give the name and address, if known, of each attorney who represented

you in the following stages of the judgment attacked herein:

(a) At preliminary hearing:

(b) At arraignment and plea:

(c) At trial: 

(d) At sentencing: 

(f) In any post-conviction proceeding:

(g) On appeal from any adverse ruling in a post-conviction proceeding:

16. Were you sentenced on more than one count of an indictment, or on more

than one indictment, in the same court and at approximately the same

time?

Yes ( ) No ( )

17. Do you have any future sentence to serve after you complete the

sentence imposed by the judgment under attack? Yes ( ) No ( )

(a) If so, give the name and location of the court which imposed the

sentence to be served in the future:

(b) Give the date and length of sentence to be served in the future:

(c) Have you filed, or do you contemplate filing, any petition

attacking the judgment which imposed the sentence to be served in

the future?

Yes ( ) No ( )

WHEREFORE, movant prays that the court grant him all relief to

which he may be entitled in this proceeding.

I declare (or certify, verify, or state) under penalty of perjury

that the foregoing is true and correct:

Executed on 

(date) Signature of Movant

Signature of Attorney (if any)

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