Alvarado v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE DIVISION 1:19-cv-00265-MOC (1:17-cr-00065-MOC-WCM-1) JOSE HECTOR ALVARADO, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) ORDER ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) __________________________________________) THIS MATTER is before the Court on initial screening of Petitioner’s Motion to Vacate, Set Aside or Correct Sentence under

28 U.S.C. § 2255

[Doc. 2] and Petitioner’s Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis [Doc. 3]. I. BACKGROUND On May 18, 2017, Pro Se Petitioner Jose Hector Alvarado (“Petitioner”) was charged in a Bill of…