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Timestamp: 2016-12-09 15:29:18
Document Index: 387196679

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 2255']

| United States v. Hitt
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,v.ROBERT LYLE HITT
THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Defendant's "Motion to Reconsider Defendant's Motion to File Late Notice of Appeal" [Doc. 64].
The Defendant moves for reconsideration of the Court's Order denying his Motion to File Late Notice of Appeal. [Doc. 63]. In his motion, the Defendant asserts that he repeatedly directed his counsel to file an appeal but that counsel failed to do so.
It appears that the Defendant may be intending to bring an action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside or correct his conviction and sentence based on the ineffective assistance of counsel. See Evitts v. Lucey , 469 U.S. 387, 391-405 (1985); United States v. Poindexter , 492 F.3d 263, 269 (4th Cir. 2007); United States v. Peak , 992 F.2d 39, 42 (4th Cir. 1993). The Court will thus provide the Defendant with notice, pursuant to Castro v. United States , 540 U.S. 375 (2003), that it intends to recharacterize this motion as an attempt to file a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The Defendant shall be provided an opportunity to advise the Court whether he agrees or disagrees with this recharacterization of the motion.
The Defendant may respond on or before 30 days from service of this Order. If the Defendant timely responds to this Order and does not agree to have the motion recharacterized as one under § 2255, he may withdraw his motion.
If it is not withdrawn, and the Defendant does not agree to have the motion recharacterized as one under § 2255, the Court will construe his motion simply as a motion for reconsideration of the Court's prior Order.
If the Defendant fails to respond to this Order or agrees to have the motion recharacterized as one pursuant to § 2255, the Court will consider the motion pursuant to § 2255 and shall consider it filed as of the date the original motion was filed.
If the Defendant agrees to have the motion considered as one filed pursuant to § 2255, the Court will, upon motion of the Defendant, allow additional time for the filing of an amendment to the motion, to the extent that such an amendment would be permitted by law.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that the Defendant may comply with the provisions of this Order by written filing on or before thirty (30) days from service of this Order.