Wright v. United States

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION KELLY WRIGHT, Petitioner, v. No. 1:16-cv-01080-JDB-jay Re: 1:12-cr-10128-JDB-1 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ORDER DENYING MOTION, DISMISSING § 2255 CLAIMS, DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS In April 2016, Petitioner, Kelly Wright,1 filed a pro se motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence (the “Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (Docket Entry (“D.E.”) 1.)2 He subsequently submitted an amended petition (the “Amended Petition”)…