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Order as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 62, N.D. Ga.)

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Order in United States v. Harrescia Hopkins, Criminal Action No. 1:22-CR-0284-SEG, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, filed 12/04/24 as Document 62 and signed by Sarah E. Geraghty, United States District Judge. It recounts that Hopkins pleaded guilty on December 20, 2022 to two counts of wire fraud for submitting false PPP applications for Hopkins Towing and Storage, and was sentenced on June 8, 2023 to five months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release. She later filed a pro se § 2255 motion claiming ineffective assistance of counsel; the court declined to adopt a recommendation to dismiss it on procedural grounds, and the government responded on June 6, 2024. The order refers the case back to the Magistrate Judge to consider the merits.

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Filed December 4, 2024 in USA v. Hopkins; one of 82 filings from this case.

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Court	U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
Filed	2024-12-04

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“Order as to Harrescia Hopkins — USA v. Hopkins (Dkt. 62, N.D. Ga.).” U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, No. 1:22-cr-00284-SEG-CMS, Doc. 62, filed 2024-12-04. Archived at Pandemic Darlings, https://pandemicdarlings.com/court-filings/full-docket-harrescia-hopkins-gand-306194/2024-12-04-gov-uscourts-gand-306194-62-0-doc-62/, SHA-256 722543efb158e09d8cc21a3f6ec1364bc37b8a2583f30af5f880ca3dbb8f7627.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF GEORGIA 
ATLANTA DIVISION 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
 
v. 
 
CRIMINAL ACTION NO. 
HARRESCIA HOPKINS 
            1:22-CR-0284-SEG 
 
O R D E R  
Defendant Harrescia Hopkins pleaded guilty on December 20, 2022, to 
two counts of wire fraud (18 U.S.C. § 1343 and § 2) for submitting two false 
and fraudulent applications for Paycheck Protection Program loans on behalf 
of Hopkins Towing and Storage. (Doc. 19.)   She was sentenced on June 8, 2023, 
to five months of imprisonment to be followed by two years of supervised 
release.  (Doc. 35.)   
On August 14, 2023, Ms. Hopkins filed a pro se motion to vacate, set 
aside, or correct the sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255.  (Doc. 44.)  On 
August 22, 2023, the Magistrate Judge directed Ms. Hopkins to file an 
amended petition to “provide additional details so that the Court can better 
understand the claim that Movant seeks to raise.”  (Doc. 45 at 1.)  On August 
31, 2023, Ms. Hopkins filed a more fulsome amended motion asserting 
ineffective assistance of counsel.  (Doc. 46.)   
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On February 26, 2024, the Magistrate Judge issued a Report and 
Recommendation (“R&R”) recommending dismissal of the § 2255 motion on 
procedural grounds. (Doc. 49.) The Court declined to adopt the R&R and 
directed the Government to respond to the merits of the § 2255 motion.  (Doc. 
54.)  The Government filed a response in opposition to the motion on June 6, 
2024.  (Doc. 60.) 
The Clerk is DIRECTED to REFER this case back to the Magistrate 
Judge for consideration of the merits of the § 2255 motion and the 
Government’s response in opposition.   
SO ORDERED this 4th day of December, 2024.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SARAH E. GERAGHTY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States District Judge 
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