Nguyen

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No. 13cr3447-MMA Related Case No. 19cv2300-MMA Plaintiff,

v. ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

MOTION TO VACATE PURSUANT

JOSEPH NGUYEN,

TO 28 U.S.C. § 2255

Defendant. [Doc. No. 208] 16 17 On September 18, 2013, Defendant Joseph Nguyen was charged with one count of distributing images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2), and three counts of possessing matters containing images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4)(B). See Doc. No. 20. On July 8, 2015, the government filed a superseding indictment, charging Defendant with only one count of distributing child pornography and one count of possessing child pornography. See Doc. No. 69 at 1-2. Upon the government’s motion, the Court dismissed the distribution charge before trial. See Doc. No. 105. On May 17, 2016, a jury returned a…