Ailemen

United States v. Ailemen

Good Law

710 F. Supp. 2d 960·2008 WL 5427600·2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 106212

United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaDecember 30, 2008C-04-0823 RMW, CR-94-0003California10,022 words

Opinion

Whyte, J.

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER’S 28 U.S.C. § 2255 MOTION, DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION FOR REFERRAL

Petitioner Pius Ailemen (“petitioner” or “defendant”) brings this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate, set aside, or correct his federal criminal conviction and sentence. Petitioner also filed a motion for partial summary judgment, to which the United States government (“respondent”) objected on the grounds that the motion violated this court’s August 15, 2007 order. Most recently, petitioner filed a motion requesting that this court grant a prior motion he filed requesting referral of the case to Magistrate Judge Brazil.

I. BACKGROUND

A. Offense Conduct

According to respondent, petitioner was involved in both international and domestic drug enterprises. United States’ Answer to Section 2255 Petition (“Answer”) at 2-7. Petitioner engaged the services of a few young women to help him transport drugs and drug-related money in between San Francisco and London, Germany, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C. Id. Petitioner’s operations were finally uncovered when, unwittingly, he entered into drug deals with an undercover officer.…

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