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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

JUAN PABLO LOPEZ-RUBIO,

Petitioner,

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent.

Case No.: 15-CR-0263 W-1

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ORDER DENYING PETITION FOR 

WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

[15-CR-0263 W-1, DOC. 37]

28 U.S.C. § 2255

Petitioner, proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant 

to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (“Petition”). [15-CR-0263 W-1, Doc. 37.] The Court decides the 

matter on the papers submitted and without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 

7.1(d)(1). For the reasons that follow, the Court DENIES the Petition.

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On December 7, 2015, judgment was entered against Mr. Juan Pablo Lopez-Rubio

for importation of heroin in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 952 and 960. (Judgment [15-CR0263 W-1, Doc. 36].) Mr. Lopez-Rubio was sentenced to 37 months in the custody of the 

Bureau of Prisons, to be followed by three years’ supervised release. (Id.) 

On June 6, 2016, Mr. Lopez-Rubio filed the Petition, which appears on a single 

loose page. [15-CR-0263 W-1, Doc. 37.] It contains no contentions beyond a single 

sentence vaguely referencing “Rule 11,” “the Fifth [Amendment,]” and “due [process]

rights.” (Id.)

Accordingly, on March 6, 2017, the Court ordered Petitioner to fill out Form 

AO243-Motion to Vacate/Set Aside Sentence (Motion Under 28 U.S.C. § 2255) on or 

before Wednesday, April 5, 2017. At the direction of the Court, the Clerk mailed 

Petitioner a copy of the relevant form on March 6, 2017. [15-CR-0263 W-1, Doc. 44.]

More than ten months have now passed since the deadline set in the Court’s 

previous order. Petitioner has not filed the form identified in the prior order. Nor has he

otherwise supplemented his original submission. Petitioner’s Plea Agreement contains a 

collateral attack waiver. (Plea Agreement [Doc. 24] 9–10.) See United States v. Abarca, 

985 F.2d 1012, 1014 (9th Cir. 1993) (“A knowing and voluntary waiver of a statutory 

right is enforceable.”). Despite ample time, Petitioner has failed to identify any issues, let 

alone to identify issues outside the scope of the waiver.

The Petition is DENIED. The Clerk is directed to close the associated civil case.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 15, 2018

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