Singleton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 16-cr-00518-BLF Case No. 21-cv-01921-BLF Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT’S § 2255 MOTION; VACATING DAMARI WILLIAM SINGLETON, SENTENCE; AND DIRECTING

COUNSEL TO MEET AND CONFER

Defendant. RE A NEW SENTENCING DATE [Re: ECF 153]

I. INTRODUCTION After pleading guilty to one count of sex trafficking of children, Defendant Damari William Singleton (“Singleton”) was sentenced to a 210-month term of imprisonment and a 7-year term of supervised release. He filed an appeal but voluntarily dismissed it. Singleton, represented by counsel, now brings a Motion to Vacate and Correct Conviction and Sentence Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, asserting two claims of ineffective assistance of counsel (“IAC”) at sentencing. He asks the Court to vacate his sentence and set a new sentencing…