Scaggs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEONARD SCAGGS, Case No.: 06-cr-00206-JAH-

Petitioner,

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S

v. MOTION TO VACATE, SET ASIDE

OR CORRECT HIS SENTENCE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2255 AND

Respondent. DENYING A CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

[ECF No. 337-1]

18 Before the Court is Petitioner Leonard Scaggs’ (“Petitioner”) motion to vacate, set aside, or challenge his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. ECF No. 337-1 (the “Motion” or “Mot.”). After a thorough review of the record and the Petitioner’s submission, and for the reasons set forth below, this Court DENIES Petitioner’s motion to vacate or set aside his sentence. BACKGROUND On August 25, 2006, Petitioner was charged by a grand jury with first-degree murder occurring on 32nd Street Naval Station and aiding and abetting, in violation of 18…