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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 
FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS 
 
 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,       
 
       
Plaintiff,  
       
v .        
 
       
ROBERT NELSON HOWELL,      
 
       
Defendant.             No. 98-CR-30200-DRH 
 
ORDER 
 
 
HERNDON, District Judge: 
 This matter comes before the Court for case management.  As the record 
reflects, Howell has filed numerous motion s and/or habeas cases attempting to 
attack his conviction and judgment.  None of his attempts has succeeded.  The 
Court need not recite all of his failed motions/cases.  He has been warned by this 
Court and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals to stop filling frivolous motions; 
yet Howell does not heed the warnings.  The Court reminds Howell of the Seventh 
Circuit’s February 10, 2014 admonishment: “Howell must understand that his 
only avenue of relief from the judgment and sentence is provided by 28 U.S.C. §§ 
2244 and 2255(h).  Howell needs this court’s permission, and the statutes limit 
the grounds on which permission may be gr anted.  Further, unauthorized filings 
in the district court, or any frivolous ap plication to this court, may lead to a 
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circuit-wide ban on further filings of any kind.”  (Doc. 455).  The Court also 
reminds Howell of the Seventh Circuit’s sanction entered on February 13, 2014: 
“Howell is fined $500.  Until he pays that sum in full to the clerk of this court, he 
is barred from filing further civil suits in the courts of this circuit in accordance 
with 
Support Sys. Int’l v. Mack, 45 F.3d  185 (7th Cir. 1995), and any papers he 
submits will be returned unfiled.  Moreover, any papers he submits attacking his 
current criminal conviction will also be returned unfiled.  Finally, any applications 
for leave to file collateral attacks will be deemed denied 30 days after filing unless 
the court orders otherwise. 
Alexander v. United States, 121 F.3d 312 (7th Cir. 
1997).”  Howell v. United States, 14-1113 (7th Cir. February 13, 2014).   
Thus, the Court PRECLUDES Howell from filing any more pleadings in 
this closed criminal case unless authorized first by the Seventh Circuit Court of 
Appeals.  Thus, the Court STRIKES the pleadings filed at Document 491 and 
Document 492.         
  IT IS SO ORDERED. 
 
          
 
  
        
       United States District Judge
 
Judge Herndon 
2018.04.17 10:55:04 
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