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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Juan Victor Munoz, 

Petitioner, 

vs.

United States of America, 

Respondent. 

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No. CV-12-02240-PHX-FJM

No. CR-09-00784-01-PHX-FJM

ORDER

Before the court is petitioner’s motion for reconsideration (doc. 20) of our order

adopting the report and recommendation of the Magistrate Judge and denying his motion to

amend (doc. 18). Petitioner argues that he should be permitted to amend his petition to assert

an actual innocence and lack of jurisdiction challenge to his conviction. These claims are

wholly without merit and therefore the motion to amend was properly denied. 

As best we can tell, Petitioner’s actual innocence and jurisdictional claims, raised for

the first time after the report and recommendation was issued, are based on his belief that the

conspiratorial “agreement to rob the alleged 4-kilos of cocaine was induced under false

pretenses” because it was part of a government sting operation, and is therefore “void or

invalid.” Proposed Amendment (doc. 16) at 3. He argues that “any conspiratorial agreement

induced by government agents or informants is void” and therefore he is actually innocent

of the conspiracy for which he was convicted. This claim is wholly without merit. The

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agreement was between petitioner and his co-defendants. This is sufficient to support a

conspiracy charge. 

IT IS ORDERED DENYING petitioner’s motion for reconsideration (doc. 20). 

DATED this 29th day of January, 2014.

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