Yousef v. United States of America
Petitioner: Jamal Yousef
Respondent: United States of America
Case Number: 1:2016cv08189
Filed: October 17, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
County: New York
Presiding Judge: John F. Keenan
Nature of Suit: Motions to Vacate Sentence
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 2255
Jury Demanded By: None

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April 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 11 OPINION & ORDER re: 6 MOTION to Amend/Correct 1 Motion to Vacate/Set Aside/Correct Sentence (2255). filed by Jamal Yousef. For the reasons stated above, Yousef's motions for (1) a sentence modification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c) (No. 08 Cr. 1213 (JFK), ECF No. 94), (2) vacation, setting aside, or correction of sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (No. 16 Civ. 8189 (JFK), ECF No. 1), and (3) amendment of his previous 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion (No. 16 Civ. 8189 (JFK), ECF No. 6 & No. 08 Cr. 1213 (JFK), ECF No. 101) are DENIED. The Court declines to issue a certificate of appealability because Yousef has not made a "substantial showing of the denial of a constitutional right." 28 U.S.C. & #167; 2253(c) (2); Krantz v. United States, 224 F.3d 125, 127 (2d Cir. 2000). Further, the Court certifies, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) (3), that anyappeal from this Order would not be taken in good faith. See Coppedge v. United States, 369 U.S. 438, 444-45 (1962). The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the motions docketed (1) in No. 08 Cr. 1213 at ECF Nos. 92, 94, 96, 100, and 101, and (2) in No. 16 Civ. 8189 at ECF No. 6. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge John F. Keenan on 4/8/2019) (anc)
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