UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

┐ MICHAEL TAYLOR GARDNER, │ Petitioner-Appellant, │ > No. 23-1388 │ v. │ │ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, │ Respondent-Appellee. │ ┘

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan at Detroit. Nos. 2:16-cr-20135-1; 2:19-cv-12088—Gershwin A. Drain, District Judge.

Argued: October 29, 2024

Decided and Filed: November 25, 2024

Before: MOORE, COLE, and LARSEN, Circuit Judges. _____________