Lopez v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NOS. 23-20883-CIV-ALTMAN 21-20496-CR-ALTMAN ANTHONY EZEQUIEL LOPEZ, Movant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER Anthony Ezequiel Lopez has filed a motion to vacate his federal conviction and sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See Amended Motion [ECF No. 5] at 1. The Respondent has submitted its Response [ECF No. 16], and Lopez filed his Reply [ECF No. 17], so the case is ripe for resolution. After careful review, we GRANT Lopez an evidentiary hearing on his claim that, by failing to…