United States v. Rainey

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Plaintiff-Respondent, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 21 C 5370 ) KARIEM RAINEY, ) ) Defendant-Movant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge: On October 19, 2020, following Kariem Rainey's guilty plea to a four-count superseding information, the Court sentenced him to a 228-month term of imprisonment. Rainey has filed a petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

asking the Court to vacate the sentence, arguing that he received ineffective assistance of counsel. Neither…