Ingram v. U.S. of Amercia

MARK W. BENNETT, U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. INTRODUCTION ...1079

II. LEGAL ANALYSIS ...1080

A. Procedural Default ...1080

B. The Eighth Amendment Claim ...1081

C. The Equal Protection/Selective Prosecution Claim ...1082

1. Preliminary matters ...1082

2. Elements of the claim ...1082

a. Discriminatory effect/similarly situated ...1084

b. Lack of a rational basis ...1088

D. Certificate Of Appealability ...1089

III. CONCLUSION ...1090

I. INTRODUCTION

On March 17, 2016, with the assistance of counsel, petitioner Michael Ingram filed *1080his Amended Motion Pursuant To 28 U.S.C. § 2255 To Vacate,…