Castillo Chavez v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT February 26, 2021 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS Nathan Ochsner, Clerk LAREDO DIVISION GERARDO CASTILLO CHAVEZ § § Petitioner § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:16-CV-173 § Criminal Case No. 5:08-cr-244-24 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA § OPINION AND ORDER Pending before the Court is Gerardo Castillo Chavez’s (“Castillo”) Motion Under 28 U.A.C. § 2255 to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct Sentence by a Person in Federal Custody.1 For the reasons discussed below, Castillo’s motion is DENIED I Factual and Procedural Background In 2006, the Gulf Cartel drug trafficking organization,…