Sampson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SYLVESTER L. SAMPSON, Case No.: 18-CR-2095-GPC Related Case No. 22-CV-0187-GPC 12 Petitioner-Defendant, ORDER DENYING AND v.

DISMISSING PETITIONER’S

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, MOTION TO VACATE, SET ASIDE,

OR CORRECT SENTENCE

PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C § 2255

16 Respondent-Plaintiff. 17 18 On February 8, 2022, Petitioner, Sylvester L. Sampson (“Petitioner”), a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, moved for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging a failure by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) to apply time credits earned under the First Step Act (“FSA”) as codified in 18 U.S.C. § 3621 and 18 U.S.C. § 3632. (Dkt. No. 124.) On March 3, 2022, the United States (“Government”) filed a Response to Petitioner’s § 2255 Motion to Vacate. (Dkt. No. 129.). In its Response, the Government argued that Petitioner challenges the sentence’s execution rather than the sentence’s legality and must thus proceed under 18 U.S.C. §…