United States v. Roy Dykes ( 2023 )


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  • USCA4 Appeal: 23-6974      Doc: 10        Filed: 12/29/2023     Pg: 1 of 3
    UNPUBLISHED
    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
    No. 23-6848
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    Plaintiff - Appellee,
    v.
    ROY LEE DYKES,
    Defendant - Appellant.
    No. 23-6974
    UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
    Plaintiff - Appellee,
    v.
    ROY LEE DYKES,
    Defendant - Appellant.
    Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Big
    Stone Gap. James P. Jones, Senior District Judge. (2:18-cr-00003-JPJ-PMS-1)
    Submitted: December 13, 2023                                Decided: December 29, 2023
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    Before AGEE and HARRIS, Circuit Judges, and MOTZ, Senior Circuit Judge.
    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
    Roy Lee Dykes, Appellant Pro Se. Jonathan Patrick Jones, OFFICE OF THE UNITED
    STATES ATTORNEY, Roanoke, Virginia, for Appellee.
    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
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    PER CURIAM:
    Roy Lee Dykes appeals the district court’s orders denying his motions for an
    extension of time to file a 
    28 U.S.C. § 2255
     motion. Because Dykes had not filed a § 2255
    motion and his motions for an extension of time did “not articulate[] any basis in fact or in
    law for relief under [§] 2255,” the district court correctly found that it lacked jurisdiction
    to consider the motions. Green v. United States, 
    260 F.3d 78
    , 84 (2d Cir. 2001); United
    States v. Leon, 
    203 F.3d 162
    , 163-64 (2d Cir. 2000) (per curiam); accord United States v.
    Asakevich, 
    810 F.3d 418
    , 419-24 (6th Cir. 2016).
    Accordingly, we grant Dykes’ motion to supplement his informal brief, deny his
    motions to stay, * and affirm the district court’s orders. United States v. Dykes, No.
    2:18-cr-00003-JPJ-PMS-1 (W.D. Va. Aug. 14, 2023; Sept. 18, 2023). We dispense with
    oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the
    materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
    AFFIRMED
    *
    Dykes’ subsequently-filed § 2255 motion remains pending in the district court.
    We find it unnecessary to stay the instant appeals pending the district court’s resolution of
    that motion. We express no opinion as to the merits of Dykes’ arguments regarding
    timeliness and equitable tolling.
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Document Info

Docket Number: 23-6974

Filed Date: 12/29/2023

Precedential Status: Non-Precedential

Modified Date: 12/30/2023