United States v. Hayes

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, United States District Judge

The matter before the Court is defendant Everette Lee Hayes, Jr.’s motion to vacate his sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Mr. Hayes asks this Court to vacate his sentence in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Johnson v. United States, — U.S. -, 135 S.Ct. 2551, 192 L.Ed.2d 569 (2015), applied retroactively to cases on collateral review through Welch v. United States, — U.S. -, 136 S.Ct. 1257, 194 L.Ed.2d 387 (2016). Upon consideration of the parties’ briefs and the relevant legal authorities, the Court will' deny…