United States v. Minjarez

Lawrence J. O'Neill, UNITED STATES CHIEF DISTRICT JUDGE

Before the Court is Petitioner Michael Minjarez's ("Petitioner" or "Minjarez") motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, filed on June 24, 2016. ECF No. 121. Petitioner is currently serving a mandatory life sentence pursuant to the federal three-strikes law, codified at 18 U.S.C. § 3559(c). See id. The Government filed its opposition on October 20, 2016 (ECF No. 128 ), and Petitioner filed a reply on December 19, 2016 (ECF No. 129 ). Having considered the parties' briefing and the record in this case,…