Jones v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS ROCK ISLAND DIVISION DEDRICK MONTEZ JONES, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Case No. 4:19-cv-04018-SLD ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) ORDER Before the Court are Petitioner Dedrick Montez Jones’s Motion Under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody (“2255 Motion”), ECF No. 1; motion for status, ECF No. 8; and request for a ruling, ECF No. 9. For the reasons that follow, the 2255 Motion is DENIED, the motion for status is MOOT, and the request for a ruling is GRANTED. BACKGROUND1…