Opinion
Case No. 2:10CV66 DAK.
February 16, 2010
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER
This matter is before the court on Petitioner Carlos Alberto Gamez-Acuna's Motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate and correct his sentence. On February 26, 2008, Petitioner was convicted by a jury. On June 11, 2008, he was sentenced to 180 months in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons, followed by 60 months of supervised release.
Prior to his sentencing, Mr. Gamez filed a Notice of Appeal. He again filed another Notice of Appeal on June 25, 2008. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Gamez's counsel withdrew and new counsel was appointed, delaying the briefing of the appeal. In addition, Mr. Gamez requested and received an extension of the briefing deadline so that he could supplement the record on appeal. Based on this court's docket, the record on appeal has been supplemented.
Because Petitioner's appeal is still pending at the Tenth Circuit, this court will not consider his § 2255 Petition because "[a]bsent extraordinary circumstances, the orderly administration of criminal justice precludes a district court from considering a § 2255 motion while review of the direct appeal is still pending." United States v. Cook, 997 F.2d 1312, 1319 (10th Cir. 1993).
Accordingly, this Petition is DISMISSED without prejudice to file another § 2255 Petition if appropriate, within one year after the conclusion of his direct appeal. This case is now closed.