Case Name: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto CARDOZA-SARABIA, Defendant-Appellant
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2013-09-05
Citations: 531 F. App'x 932
Docket Number: No. 13-8049
Parties: UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto CARDOZA-SARABIA, Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: Before HARTZ, O’BRIEN, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 531
Pages: 932–933

Head Matter:
UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Roberto CARDOZA-SARABIA, Defendant-Appellant.
No. 13-8049.
United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.
Sept. 5, 2013.
Stuart S. Healy, III, Office of the United States Attorney, Cheyenne, WY, for Plaintiff-Appellee.
Roberto Cardoza-Sarabia, Salters, SC, pro se.
Before HARTZ, O’BRIEN, and GORSUCH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
ORDER DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY
HARRIS L. HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Movant Roberto Cardoza-Sarabia seeks a certifícate of appealability (COA) to appeal the denial by the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming of his motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to set aside his sentence and conviction because of ineffective assistance of counsel with respect to his guilty plea. See 28 U.S.C. § 2253(c)(1)(B) (requiring COA to appeal denial of § 2255 motion). The district court denied the motion because it was untimely under 28 U.S.C. § 2255(f).
The district court was clearly correct. The judgment was entered against Movant on December 17, 2009. He did not appeal. He filed his § 2255 motion on October 12, 2012. In district court he gave no reason to overcome the statutory bar, nor has he done so in this court. We DENY a COA and dismiss the appeal. Appellant's motion to proceed in forma pauperis is DENIED.