Twiggs v. United States
- Edgardo Ramos
- 1:16-cv-04562
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 1
In Twiggs v. United States, Judge Ramos denied Michael Twiggs’s request to vacate his sentence because his claim was foreclosed by Beckles.
Michael Twiggs, whose motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence was denied and whose case was closed.
What happened
In Twiggs v. United States, Michael Twiggs asked the federal court to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under a federal law called Section 2255.
Twiggs later told the court that his only claim was foreclosed by the Supreme Court’s decision in Beckles v. United States and that additional briefing was unnecessary. The opinion does not describe the claim in more detail.
Judge Ramos denied Twiggs’s motion, directed the clerk to terminate it, and closed the case.
The detailed version
- Twiggs v. United States · No. 1:16-cv-04562
- Edgardo Ramos
- Apr. 15, 2020
Background
On June 14, 2016, Michael Twiggs filed a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, a federal procedure for asking a court to vacate, set aside, or correct a sentence. The opinion does not identify the specific sentence or explain the underlying claim.
Twiggs’s Position
On April 15, 2020, Twiggs informed the court that his sole claim was foreclosed by Beckles v. United States, 137 S. Ct. 886 (2017). He also stated that further briefing was unnecessary.
Ruling
The court denied Twiggs’s motion. It directed the clerk to terminate the motion listed as Document 1 and close the case. The opinion does not provide additional analysis of the claim or explain how Beckles foreclosed it.
Read the full 1-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.