Ellis v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA HAMMOND DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) NO. 2:14-CR-33 ) 2:23-CV-94 JEREMIAH ELLIS, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER In this petition filed under section 2255, Jeremiah Ellis argues his Hobbs Act robberies are no longer crimes of violence (presumably referring to United States v. Davis,

139 S. Ct. 2319

(2019)), and his attorney was ineffective for not challenging the status of those crimes of violence during the plea negotiation process and for failing to file a direct appeal. However, his petition suffers…