Timothy Scott Jones v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TIMOTHY SCOTT JONES, Civ. Case No. 2:25-cv-03721-MCS Crim. Case No. 5:20-cr-00186-MCS-1 Petitioner,

ORDER RE: LETTERS (ECF NOS.

v. 148–50);1 ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

15 Respondent.

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1 All ECF references pertain to the docket in Mr. Jones’s criminal case. This matter is proceeding on a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct a sentence filed in the name of Timothy Scott Jones. (Mot., ECF No. 134.) Mr. Jones submitted two handwritten letters dated December 1, 2025. (1st Letter, ECF Nos. 148–49;2 2d Letter, ECF No. 150.)3 Letters to the judge are not authorized. C.D. Cal. R. 83-2.5. The Court has considered the December 1 letters but warns that any further letters will be stricken. First, Mr. Jones notes the difficulties he encountered in ordering a transcript of the sentencing hearing. (1st Letter; 2d Letter.) The Court directs Clerk’s Office staff to review…