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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Motion to Vacate / Correct Illegal Sentence

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MANUEL DE JESUS LOPEZ-ACEVIZ,

Petitioner/Defendant,

CASE NO. 12CR0746-LAB/

12CV2622-LAB

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

VACATE UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 2255

vs.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent/Plaintiff

Manuel de Jesus Lopez-Aceviz pleaded guilty to importing approximately 1.18

kilograms of cocaine, and 3.58 kilograms of methamphetamine. Pursuant to his plea

agreement, both Lopez-Aceviz’s counsel and the government recommended a guideline

range of 78 to 97 months, and his counsel requested the low-end sentence of 78 months. 

(See Docket nos. 22 (Plea Agreement), 27 (government’s sentencing summary chart), 28

(Lopez-Aceviz’s sentencing summary chart).) The Court sentenced him to 75 months’

imprisonment followed by supervised release. (Docket no. 30 (Judgment).) Under his plea

agreement, Lopez-Aceviz waived appeal and collateral attack unless the Court sentenced

him to a custodial term higher than high end of the agreed-upon recommended guideline

range. Since he was sentenced below that range, he has waived collateral attack.

Ignoring the fact that he had waived collateral attack, Lopez-Aceviz filed a motion to

vacate his sentence, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. The motion is a photocopied boilerplate

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pleading that has apparently been circulating among prisoners, and its arguments have

consistently and repeatedly been denied as meritless by this Court and other courts. See,

e.g., Patterson-Romo v. United States, 2012 WL 2060872 (S.D.Cal., June 7, 2012)

(Gonzalez, J.); United States v. Beltran-Palafox, 2012 WL 899262 at *2 and n.14 (D.Kan.,

Mar. 16, 2012); Aguilar-Marroquin v. United States, 2011 WL 1344251 (S.D.Cal., Apr. 8,

2011) (Huff, J.); Rendon-Inzunza v. United States, 2010 WL 3076271 (S.D.Cal., Aug. 6,

2010) (Burns, J.).

Even if Lopez-Aceviz had not waived collateral attack, his motion would be denied on

the merits.

The motion is DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 2, 2012

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge

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