USA v. WATKINS

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF GEORGIA
ATHENS DIVISION
ZYTAVIOUS WATKINS, 	:
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Movant, 	:
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v. 	: 	Criminal No. 3:22-cr-22-TES-CHW-1
: 	Civil No.: 3:25-cv-180-TES-CHW
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 	:
: 	Proceedings Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255
Respondent. 	: 	Before the U.S. Magistrate Judge
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ORDER
Before the Court is a Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct a Sentence pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 filed by Zytavious Watkins, pro se. (Doc. 57). Watkins failed to use
the standard form petition for § 2255 motions. Therefore, the Court is unable to conduct an
initial review of his motion in accordance with the provisions of Rule 4 of the Rules
Governing Section 2255 Proceedings for 	the United States District Courts at this time.
It is ORDERED that Watkins RECAST his § 2255 motion to vacate within 30 days of
the date of this order, in which he must clearly enumerate all his grounds for habeas
relief.1 If Watkins fails to recast his motion, Watkins will be presumed to have deliberately
waived his right to complain of any constitutional errors or deprivations other than those
set forth in the original motion.
1 Although Watkins’s motion (Doc. 56) as submitted is more thorough than most pro se filings
where movants failed to utilize the standard form, it is the Court’s practice to require a pro se 2255
movant to recast using the standard form.
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The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to provide Watkins with a copy of the required
§ 2255 form petition.
SO ORDERED, this 18th day of November, 2025.
s/ Charles H. Weigle
Charles H. Weigle
United States Magistrate Judge
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