Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2014-04-04 08:25:54.462705+00
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

§
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, §
§ Crim. No. 00-204-RCL
v. §
§ Civil Acti0n No. 08-879-RCL
JAIRo MoTTA VARGAS, § F| LED
Defendant. §
§ APR 3 0 2010
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For the reasons set forth in the accompanying memorandum opinion, it
is HEREBY ORDERED that defendant Jair0 Motta Vargas’s Petition to
Vacate, Modify or Correct Sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is DENIED as to
his claims that (1) his counsel was ineffective for failing to file a motion to
dismiss his indictment on the grounds that it violated the double jeopardy
clause and (2) that his guilty plea was unknowing and involuntary; and it is
further ORDERED that

An evidentiary hearing SHALL BE HELD on Mr. Motta Vargas’s
remaining claim that his counsel was ineffective for failing to file a notice of
appeal at a date to be scheduled/by the Court; and it is further ORDERED

That Mr. Motta Vargas shall be APPOINTED COUNSEL for that

hearing.

so oRDERED this 1_ ay ofApril, 2010.
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Ro€!oE o. LAMBERTH
Chief Judge
United States District Court