1 
 
DISTRICT COURT OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS 
DIVISION OF ST. CROIX 
 
CRAIG HENDRICKS, 
 
 
 
) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
 
 
Petitioner, 
 
 
) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
 
 
v.  
 
 
 
 
)  
Criminal Action No. 2004-0005 
 
) 
Civil Action No. 2010-0011 
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 
 
)  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
) 
 
 
 
Respondent.  
 
) 
__________________________________________) 
  
Attorneys: 
Craig Hendricks, 
Beaumont, TX 
 
Pro Se 
 
Joycelyn Hewlett, Esq., 
David W. White, Esq., 
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 
Alphonso G. Andrews, Jr., Esq., 
St. Croix, U.S.V.I. 
 
For the Government 
ORDER 
UPON CONSIDERATION of Petitioner Craig Hendricks’ (“Petitioner”) Motion to 
Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence and Conviction Pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. § 2255 
(“Motion to Vacate”) (Dkt. No. 1237); Magistrate Judge Ruth Miller’s Report and 
Recommendation (“R&R”) recommending that the Court deny Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate on 
all grounds (Dkt. No. 1355); and Petitioner’s Objections to Magistrate Judge Miller’s R&R (Dkt. 
No. 1358); and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion filed 
contemporaneously herewith; it is hereby 
ORDERED that Magistrate Judge Miller’s R&R (Dkt. No. 1355) is ACCEPTED as 
modified as stated in the Memorandum Opinion accompanying this Order; and it is further 
Case: 1:04-cr-00005-WAL-EAH     Document #: 1440     Filed: 09/27/18     Page 1 of 2
2 
 
ORDERED that Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate (Dkt. No. 1237) is DENIED; and it is 
further 
ORDERED that Petitioner’s request for any evidentiary hearing is DENIED; and it is 
further 
ORDERED that the Court DECLINES to issue a certificate of appealability for failure to 
satisfy the standard set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(2); and it is further 
ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall provide a copy of this Order and its 
accompanying Memorandum Opinion to Petitioner by certified mail, return receipt requested.  
 
SO ORDERED. 
 
Date: September 27, 2018  
 
 
 
_______/s/_______ 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
WILMA A. LEWIS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Chief Judge 
 
Case: 1:04-cr-00005-WAL-EAH     Document #: 1440     Filed: 09/27/18     Page 2 of 2