USA v. Tillman, et al

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
HOT SPRINGS DIVISION
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 	PLAINTIFF
v. 	Case No. 6:19-cr-60035-001
DEANTHONY L. TILLMAN 	DEFENDANT
ORDER
Before the Court is a Report and Recommendation (“R&R”) issued by the Honorable Mark E.
Ford, United States Magistrate Judge for the Western District of Arkansas. ECF No. 109. Judge Ford
first notes that Defendant Deanthony Tillman’s motion (ECF No. 107), which was docketed as a
motion to reduce sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3585(b), is more accurately viewed as a motion
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 because Defendant is challenging whether he has been given proper credit
toward his sentence for time served in federal custody. Judge Ford further notes that such motions
must be filed in the district in which Defendant is currently confined, which is the Middle District of
Alabama. Therefore, Judge Ford recommends that Defendant’s motion be denied without prejudice
and that the Clerk of Court be directed to send Defendant a blank form for a Petition of Writ of Habeas
Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 that he may file in the district in which he is confined. Defendant has
not objected to the R&R, and the time to do so has passed. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)
Upon review, finding no clear error on the face of the record and that Judge Ford’s reasoning
is sound, the Court adopts the R&R (ECF No. 109) in toto. Accordingly, Defendant’s motion (ECF
No. 107) is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. The Clerk of Court is directed to send Defendant
a blank form for a Petition of Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, along with a copy of
this Order.
IT IS SO ORDERED, this 9th day of January, 2026.
/s/ Susan O. Hickey
Susan O. Hickey
United States District Judge
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