Gaines v. United States

ORDER

CHRISTINA A. SNYDER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

I.INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND

On August 19, 1999, after a jury trial before Judge Lourdes G. Baird, Anthony Seids Gaines was convicted of: (1) one count of conspiring to commit a Hobbs Act robbery, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1951; (2) four counts of committing a Hobbs Act robbery, in violation of Section 1951; and (3) four counts of using and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c). Dkt. 1 (“Mot.”) at 1; United States v. Gaines et al., 2:99-cr-00257 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 19, 1999) (“Criminal Case”), dkt.…