Williams v. United States
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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SAN JOSE DIVISION
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12 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 08-CR-00040-LHK-1 13 Plaintiff, Case No. 17-CV-06331-LHK
14 v. ORDER STAYING CASE PENDING
APPOINTMENT OF COUNSEL
15 DONALD RAY WILLIAMS, Re: Dkt. Nos. 448, 435 16 Defendant. 17 18 Before the Court is the Government’s motion to dismiss Defendant Williams’s October 31, 19 2017 motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. ECF No. 20 448. In its motion, the Government argued that Defendant’s motion is untimely and that equitable 21 tolling is not appropriate. For the following reasons, the Court requires additional briefing before 22 it can rule on the Government’s motion. Because the Court believes the aid of defense counsel is 23 needed, the Court administratively stays the case and orders the Federal Public Defender to 24 identify a Criminal Justice Act panel attorney who is available to take this case. 25 I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND 26 Because…