UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

ANDREW LEE THOMAS, JR., ┐ Petitioner-Appellant, │ │ > No. 15-6200 v. │ │ │ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, │ Respondent-Appellee. │ ┘

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee at Memphis. Nos. 2:98-cr-20100; 2:03-cv-02416—Jon Phipps McCalla, District Judge.

Argued: November 2, 2016

Decided and Filed: February 24, 2017

Before: MERRITT, SILER, and DONALD, Circuit Judges. ________________