Jimenez-Vega
Jimenez-Vega v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTONIO JIMENEZ-VEGA, Criminal Case No.: 19cr4186-JAH-1 Civil Case No.: 20cv00531-JAH Petitioner,
v. ORDER DISMISSING MOTION TO
VACATE PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. §
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 2255 Respondent. [Doc. No. 78] 16 On March 5, 2020, Petitioner Antonio Jimenez-Vega (“Petitioner”) filed Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or Correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See Doc. No. 78. Petitioner pled guilty to transportation of an alien into the United States without authorization in violation of 8 U.S.C. § 1324(a)(2)(B)(ii) and was sentenced to a prison term of 36 months. See Doc. Nos. 40, 72. Under Rule 4(b) of the Rules Governing Section 2255 Proceedings, a court must dismiss a § 2255 Motion if it plainly appears the moving party is not entitled to relief, or else order the Government to Respond. In Petitioner’s Motion he raises no grounds for modifying his sentence whatsoever.…