ORDER

EDMUND F. BRENNAN, Magistrate Judge.

Matthew Muller is a federal prisoner proceeding without counsel in this motion to vacate brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The motion has been referred to the undersigned magistrate judge for review.

Muller filed a motion for leave to amend his § 2255 motion on November 13, 2018, along with the amended motion. ECF Nos. 75, 77. The court screened out all but two of Muller's claims and ordered respondent to file an opposition (or a statement no opposition) to the motion for leave to amend by August 15, 2019. ECF Nos. 91, 103. Although respondent has timely filed an opposition to the § 2255 motion, it has filed nothing in response to the motion for leave to amend. ECF No. 113. However, the brief opposing the motion to vacate appears to concede that the motion to amend should be granted. That brief addresses the merits of the amended § 2255 motion and uses page citations to the amended motion rather than the original. The court therefore concludes that the motion for leave to amend is unopposed and it is granted. The court will consider movant's remaining claim1 as articulated in the amended motion, although this is merely a formality, as the claim is in all material respects identical to the claim as stated in the original motion.

Muller has not filed a reply brief though the date for doing so has passed. In consideration of his incarcerated and pro se status, the court will provide 21 days from the date of service of this order for movant to file a reply to respondent's August 15, 2019 brief, with regard to his remaining claim (that his plea was not knowing and voluntary).

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that: