United States v. Vargas

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS RELIEF UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2255

HOVLAND, Chief Judge.

Before the Court is the Defendant’s pro se petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence, filed on August 7, 2006. On August 9, 2006, the Court reviewed the motion and ordered the Government to file a response. On October 6, 2006, the Government filed a response requesting that the Court deny the Defendant’s motion for post-conviction relief. The Defendant filed a reply brief on November 2, 2006. For the reasons set forth below, the motion is denied.

I. BACKGROUND

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