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Nature of Suit Code: 510
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28:2255 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Federal)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAUL CARDENAS, )

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Petitioner, )

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )

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Respondent. )

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No. CV-F-05-565 REC

(No. CR-F-95-5030 MDC) 

ORDER DENYING PETITIONER'S

MOTION TO VACATE, SET ASIDE

OR CORRECT SENTENCE PURSUANT

TO 28 U.S.C. § 2255 AND

DIRECTING ENTRY OF JUDGMENT

FOR RESPONDENT 

On April 27, 2005, petitioner Raul Cardenas filed a motion

to vacate, set aside or correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

2255.

Petitioner pleaded guilty pursuant to a written plea

agreement to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute

methamphetamine and to aiding and abetting the possession of

methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Petitioner was

sentenced on April 7, 1997 to 360 months incarceration. 

Petitioner did not appeal his conviction or sentence and has not

previously filed a post-conviction motion challenging his

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conviction or sentence.

In his Section 2255 motion, petitioner contends that he is

entitled to relief because the Supreme Court’s decisions in

United States v. Booker, ___ U.S. ___, 125 S.Ct. 738 (2005) and

Blakely v. Washington, ___ U.S. ___, 124 S.Ct. 2531 (2004)

establish that the enhancements of his sentence pursuant to the

Sentencing Guidelines were unconstitutional.

Petitioner is not entitled to relief on this ground because

neither Booker nor Blakely have been made retroactively

applicable to cases on collateral review. See Cook v. United

States, 386 F.3d 949 (9th Cir. 2004); Green v. United States,

2005 WL 237204 (2nd Cir. 2005); McReynolds v. United States, 2005

WL 237642 (7th Cir. 2005); In re Anderson, 2005 WL 123923 (11th

Cir. 2005).

ACCORDINGLY:

1. Petitioner Raul Cardenas’ motion to vacate, set aside or

correct sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is denied.

2. The Clerk of the Court is directed to enter judgment for

respondent.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 22, 2005 /s/ Robert E. Coyle 

668554 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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