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Walters v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
Jun 22, 2016
16-cv-432-jdp (W.D. Wis. Jun. 22, 2016)

Opinion

16-cv-432-jdp

06-22-2016

CHRISTOPHER M. WALTERS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent.


ORDER

Petitioner Christopher M. Walters has filed a motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Dkt. 2. Petitioner contends that under Johnson v. United States, 135 S. Ct. 2551 (2015) (Johnson II), and Johnson v. United States, 559 U.S. 133 (2010) (Johnson I), his prior robbery conviction under Wis. Stat. § 943.32(1)(a) no longer qualifies as a "crime of violence" under § 4B1.2 of the United States Sentencing Guidelines, and, as a result, his sentence is invalid. Id.

Petitioner has filed a motion to stay briefing on his petition, in light of the fact that the Seventh Circuit is poised to decide whether Johnson II applies to prisoners sentenced as career offenders under the sentencing guidelines' residual clause, § 4B1.2(a)(2). Dkt. 1. The court agrees that pending Seventh Circuit decisions may provide important guidance on the issues in this case, and the court will therefore grant the motion to stay.

Publicly available records indicate that petitioner's anticipated release date is August 2017, which means that petitioner does not have an abundance of time to secure meaningful relief. Accordingly, the court will stand ready to lift the stay and set briefing on petitioner's request if the Seventh Circuit decisions take longer than expected.

ORDER

IT IS ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner Christopher M. Walter's motion to stay, Dkt. 1, is GRANTED.

2. Petitioner will notify the court as soon as the Seventh Circuit issues its decisions in United States v. Gillespie, No. 15-1686 (7th Cir.), United States v. Hurlburt, No. 14-3611 (7th Cir.), and United States v. Rollins, No. 13-1731 (7th Cir.).

Entered June 22, 2016.

BY THE COURT:

/s/_________

JAMES D. PETERSON

District Judge


Summaries of

Walters v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN
Jun 22, 2016
16-cv-432-jdp (W.D. Wis. Jun. 22, 2016)
Case details for

Walters v. United States

Case Details

Full title:CHRISTOPHER M. WALTERS, Petitioner, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA…

Court:UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN

Date published: Jun 22, 2016

Citations

16-cv-432-jdp (W.D. Wis. Jun. 22, 2016)