Newman v. United States

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 6 * * * 7 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 2:18-CR-41 JCM (CWH) 8 Plaintiff(s), ORDER 9 v. 10 CLIFTON GEORGE NEWMAN, JR., 11 Defendant(s). 12 13 Presently before the court is petitioner Clifton George Newman, Jr.’s motion to vacate, 14 amend, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. (ECF No. 38). The government filed a response, (ECF No. 40), to which petitioner replied, (ECF No. 41). 15 I. Background 16 Prior to his current term of incarceration, petitioner served several felony sentences: In 17 2001, he was convicted…