UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

_______________________________________ ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ) ) v. ) Criminal No. 00-0105 (PLF) ) Civil Action No. 05-0555 BYRON MCDADE, ) ) Defendant. ) _______________________________________)

ORDER

This matter is before the Court following an evidentiary hearing on defendant

Byron McDade’s amended motion to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence, pursuant to

. For the reasons set forth in the Opinion issued this same day, it is hereby

ORDERED that defendant’s motion to vacate, set aside or correct his sentence

[334] is DENIED and Civil Action No. 05-0555 is DISMISSED. This is a final appealable

Order. See Rule 4(a), Fed. R. App. P.; it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall send a copy of the

Opinion to the Director of the Bureau of Prisons; and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall send a copy of the

Opinion to the Office of the Pardon Attorney at the Department of Justice.

SO ORDERED.

/s/____________________________ PAUL L. FRIEDMAN DATE: August 5, 2009 United States District Judge