Chilton v. USA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
SOUTHEASTERN DIVISION
BRETT MICHAELS CHILTON, 	)
)
Plaintiff, 	)
v. 	) 	Case No. 1:25-cv-00178-SNLJ
)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	)
)
Defendant. 	)
ORDER
This matter is before the Court regarding a Motion Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to
Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody received by the
Court on January 22, 2026. Chilton used a court-approved form but filled it out in pencil,
with the handwriting so faint that it is barely perceptible. The document cannot be
converted into a legible electronic format required for filing. As a result, the submission
fails to comply with Local Rule 2.01, which requires all filings to be “legibly written.”
Therefore, the document must be rejected and returned to Chilton.
Furthermore, the motion was submitted for filing in a closed case. On December 5,
2025, the Court directed Chilton to file an amended § 2255 motion using a court-
approved form within thirty (30) days. [Doc. 2]. The Court warned Movant that failing to
comply with the Court’s Order would result in the dismissal of his case, without
prejudice and without further notice. [Id.] Because Chilton did not comply with the
Court’s Order, the case was dismissed on January 20, 2026.
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to Vacate,
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Set Aside, or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody received by the Court on
January 22, 2026 is REJECTED for filing, and the Clerk of Court is directed to
RETURN the document to Chilton.
SO ORDERED this 22nd day of January, 2026.
STEPHEN N. LIMBAUGH, JR.
SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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