Castellanos v. McKenzie

*565 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CASTILLO, District Judge.

Juan Castellanos, operating from Florida, was a major trafficker in cocaine destined for market in northern Illinois. He and twenty-six other defendants were arrested and charged with participating in a conspiracy to acquire, transport, store, possess, and distribute cocaine. Following a jury trial, Castellanos was convicted and sentenced to 16 years in prison on November 12, 1992. The conviction was affirmed on appeal. United States v. Durman, 30 F.3d 803 (7th Cir.1994), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 115 S.Ct. 921, 130 L.Ed.2d 801 (1995).

During…