Kates v. Gonzalez

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS Derrek Steven Kates (44941-177), ) ) Petitioner, ) ) Case No. 21 C 50065 v. ) ) Hon. Iain D. Johnston Gonzalez, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Derrek Steven Kates, a prisoner at USP Florence – High, brings this pro se habeas corpus action pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2241

challenging his sentence for his 2013 guilty-plea conviction for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from the Northern District of Texas. For the reasons stated below, this Court denies the petition. I. BACKGROUND On October…