Gates v. United States

THE HONORABLE JOHN C. COUGHENOUR 1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 8 AT SEATTLE 9 CHRISTOPHER M. GATES, CASE NO. C20-0446-JCC 10 Petitioner, ORDER 11 v. 12 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 13 Respondent. 14 15 This matter comes before the Court on Mr. Gates’s

28 U.S.C. § 2255

motion (Dkt. No. 16 1), the Government’s answer to Mr. Gates’s § 2255 motion (Dkt. No. 7) and Mr. Gates’s motions 17 for leave to amend his § 2255 motion (Dkt. Nos. 8, 12–14). Having thoroughly considered the 18 parties’ briefing and the relevant record, the Court finds an evidentiary…