Clews

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Case No: 17CR145-DMS; 20CV2542-DMS

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S

v.

MOTION TO VACATE, SET ASIDE, OR

CHRISTIAN CLEWS, CORRECT CONVICTION AND

SENTENCE

Defendant. 16 17 This case returns to the Court on Defendant Christian Clews’s motion to vacate, set aside, or correct his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 2255. For the reasons stated below, Defendant’s § 2255 motion is denied. I. BACKGROUND On July 18, 2017, Defendant pled guilty to a two-count information charging him in count one with 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(2), distribution of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct, and in count two with 18 U.S.C. § 2252(a)(4), possession of images of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. (ECF Nos. 65, 104). On February 13, 2018, the Court imposed a sentence of 210 months in custody, followed by 25 years of supervised release. (ECF …