Leija v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CASE NO. 22-cv-61454-ALTMAN 18-cr-60141-ALTMAN RICARDO LEIJA, Movant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. ____________________________________/ ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Our Movant, Ricardo Leija, is serving a 300-month sentence for attempting to produce child pornography. See Judgment, United States v. Leija, No. 18-cr-60141 (S.D. Fla. Oct. 16, 2019), ECF No. 50 at 1. Leija moved to vacate this conviction under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, arguing that his trial counsel’s ineffectiveness caused him to plead guilty. See Motion…