Bird v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION CIVIL CASE NO. 1:23-cv-00141 (CRIMINAL CASE NO. 2:09-cr-00015-MR-WCM-1) JOHN DOUGLAS BIRD, JR., ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) ORDER ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) ___________________________ ) THIS MATTER is before the Court on Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. [CV Doc. 1].1 I. BACKGROUND On December 25, 2008, Petitioner John Douglas Bird, Jr., (“Petitioner”) shot Meroney George Shell on the right side of his face, left forehead, right forearm, and right upper arm with a .22…