U.S. v. Johnson

Full title: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MARK ALLEN JOHNSON

Court: United States District Court, E.D. Arkansas, Western Division

Date published: Jul 6, 2009

No. 4:95CR00062 SWW (E.D. Ark. Jul. 6, 2009)

Opinion

No. 4:95CR00062 SWW.

July 6, 2009

ORDER

SUSAN WRIGHT, District Judge

Before the Court is defendant's pro se motion to expunge his criminal conviction to which the government responded. Defendant asserts that on the basis of his post-conviction conduct, notably his substantial and successful rehabilitative efforts, he deserves to have his conviction expunged.

In United States v. Meyer, 439 F.3d 855 (8^th Cir. 2006), the Eighth Circuit held that district courts do not have ancillary jurisdiction to expunge a criminal record based solely on equitable grounds. Defendant does not assert any grounds authorizing this Court to expunge his criminal conviction. Therefore, his motion [docket entry 52] is denied.

SO ORDERED.