United States v. Michael Williams

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS JUN 3 2025

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 16-56640

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. Nos. 2:16-cv-02569-RSWL v. 2:05-cr-00920-RSWL-

MICHAEL DENNIS WILLIAMS, AKA

Baby Treystone, AKA Treystone, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California Ronald S.W. Lew, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted November 19, 2024 Pasadena, California

Before: RAWLINSON, CHRISTEN, and JOHNSTONE, Circuit Judges.

Michael Williams appeals from the district court’s order denying his

U.S.C. § 2255 motion challenging his conviction of the use and discharge of a

firearm during a crime of violence causing death in violation of 18 U.S.C.

§ 924(c)(1)(A)(iii), (j)(1). We review a denial of a § 2255 motion de novo, United

States v. Fredman, 390 F.3d 1153, 1156 (9th Cir. 2004). We have jurisdiction

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is…