Crawford v. Drew

Full title: JAMES B. CRAWFORD, Petitioner, v. D.B. DREW, Respondent

Court: United States District Court, D. Columbia

Date published: Feb 8, 2011

Civil Action No. 11 0316 (D.D.C. Feb. 8, 2011)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 11 0316.

February 8, 2011

MEMORANDUM OPINION

EMMET SULLIVAN, District Judge

This matter comes before the Court upon review of petitioner's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The application will be granted and the petition will be dismissed.

The instant petition is substantially similar to that filed in a prior habeas action, Crawford v. Drew, No. 09-2447, 2009 WL 5173506 (D.D.C. Dec. 30, 2009), and it, too, must be dismissed because a motion in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under D.C. Code. § 23-110 is petitioner's means of challenging his conviction and sentence. See id. "The mere denial of relief by the local court[] does not render the local remedy inadequate or ineffective." Id., 2009 WL 5173506, at *2 (citations omitted).

An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion is issued separately on this same date.

DATE: 1/24/11