Opinion
Civil Action No. 12-1407
10-11-2012
MARCO EDMONDS-EL, Petitioner, v. STATE OF MARYLAND, et al., Respondents.
MEMORANDUM and ORDER
This matter is before the Court on petitioner's amended petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The Cpurt treats this submission as a motion to reopen this action and for leave to file an amended petition. The motion will be denied.
The proper respondent in a habeas corpus action is the petitioner's warden, Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 434-35 (2004), and this Court "may not entertain a habeas petition involving present physical custody unless the respondent custodian is within its territorial jurisdiction." Stokes v. U.S. Parole Comm'n, 374 F.3d 1235, 1239 (D.C. Cir. 2004). Petitioner's demand for a writ of habeas corpus "to void Judgment made by State of Maryland, Prince George's County Department of Corrections Detention Center," Am. Pet. at 1, is not a matter properly before this Court. Accordingly, it is hereby
ORDERED that petitioner's motion to reopen and for leave to file an amended petition is denied.
SO ORDERED.
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United States District Judge