Jacobson, Brian v. Lundquist, Timothy

ORDER

Brian Jacobson pleaded guilty to possessing a gun as a felon, see 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and is currently serving his 30-month prison sentence. Jacobson did not appeal; instead he moved to set aside the judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 on the ground that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Jacobson argued that counsel’s performance was deficient in three respects: (1) he failed to interview potential -witnesses, (2) he failed to request additional fingerprint and DNA testing of the gun, and (3) he incorrectly advised Jacobson about his potential sentence. But for these…