Bird v. United States

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 1:18-cv-00038-MR CRIMINAL CASE NO. 2:09-cr-00015-MR-DLH JOHN DOUGLAS BIRD, JR., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) MEMORANDUM OF vs. ) DECISION AND ORDER ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) _______________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on the Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate Sentence Pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

[CV Doc. 1]; the Petitioner’s Motion for Leave to Conduct Discovery [CV Doc. 8]; and the Government’s Motion to Dismiss [CV Doc. 13]. I. BACKGROUND A. The Shooting…