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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

JORGE MAYEN,

Petitioner,

vs.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Respondent.

CASE NOS. 18cv2515-LAB

 15cr3121-LAB

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

WITHDRAW [Dkt. 90]

Nine months ago, Petitioner Jorge Mayen filed a Motion to Vacate, Set Aside, or 

Correct his Sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, alleging that he received ineffective 

assistance of counsel from his previous attorney, Mr. Gregory Murphy. Now, with just 

one week left until the evidentiary hearing, Mayen seeks to withdraw his petition, 

conceding that his allegations “are not accurate and that Mr. Murphy did in fact provide 

him with effective assistance of counsel in the underlying criminal case.” Dkt. 90. 

Mayen’s motion to withdraw is GRANTED and the evidentiary hearing currently set for 

August 16, 2019 is VACATED. Given that Mayen concedes his allegations were false,

the case is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. See Wyle v. R.J. Reynolds Indus., Inc., 709 

F.2d 585, 589 (9th Cir. 1983) (“[C]ourts have inherent power to dismiss an action when a 

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party has willfully deceived the court and engaged in conduct utterly inconsistent with the 

orderly administration of justice.”). The clerk is directed to close the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 9, 2019

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

Chief United States District Judge

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