CASTRO v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY MAXIMO CASTRO, Civil Action No. 18-11833 (FLW) Petitioner, OPINION v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. This matter has been opened to the Court by Petitioner Maximo Castro’s (“Castro” or “Petitioner”) filing of a motion to vacate, correct, or set aside sentence pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

(“Motion”). For the reasons explained in this Opinion, the Court denies the Motion and also denies a certificate of appealability. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND & PROCEDURAL HISTORY On or about July 15, 2011, a federal Grand Jury sitting in Newark, New Jersey,…