Renteria-Valencia

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No.: 17-cr-03399-DMS

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v. MOTION TO VACATE, SET ASIDE

OR CORRECT SENTENCE UNDER

YEISON RENTERIA-VALENCIA, 28 U.S.C. § 2255 Defendant. 16 This case is before the court on Defendant Yeison Renteria-Valencia’s (“Defendant” or “Renteria-Valencia”) motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence for ineffective assistance of counsel under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. After reviewing the parties’ briefs, the record, and the relevant legal authority, the Court DENIES Defendant’s motion. I. BACKGROUND On October 2, 2017, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) was alerted to a suspicious vessel approximately 195 nautical miles southwest of the Nicaragua/Costa Rica border. (Pre-Sentence Report (“PSR”), ECF No. 57, at ¶ 5.) Personnel aboard the Cutter “Active” located a low profile…