Morgas-Mendoza
Morgas-Mendoza v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JORGE MORGAS-MENDOZA, Civil No.: 16cv02005 JAH Criminal No.: 16cr00837 JAH Petitioner,
v. ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
VACATE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. 16 Petitioner Jorge Morgas-Mendoza, proceeding pro se, filed a motion challenging his conviction under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (“section 2255”). Respondent filed a response. After a thorough review of the record and the parties’ submissions, and for the reasons set forth below, this Court DENIES Petitioner’s motion. BACKGROUND On March 22, 2016, Petitioner was arrested by a United States Border Patrol agent after attempting to conceal himself in a brush approximately three miles east of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry and admitting he did not possess proper immigration documents. Doc. No. 1 at 2. On April 21, 2016, Petitioner signed a waiver of indictment and the United States Attorney filed a superseding …