Smith v. United States

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 6 7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 3:15-cr-00061-HDM-WGC 3:21-cv-00248-HDM 8 Plaintiff, v. 9 ORDER EDWARD SMITH, 10 Defendant. 11 12 Before the court is a motion to vacate, set aside, or 13 correct sentence pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

filed by defendant 14 Edward Smith (ECF No. 935). The government has responded (ECF 15 No. 942), and Smith has replied (ECF No. 945). 16 I. Factual and Procedural Background 17 On August 5, 2015, Smith and nine other co-defendants were 18 charged by way of indictment with a large drug distribution 19…