Opinion
No. 04 CV 5235 (NG).
February 14, 2005
ORDER
Citing Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e), petitioner moves the court "to alter or amend" the order dated February 2, 2005, which transferred petitioner's petition for a writ of habeas corpus to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. The court will construe petitioner's request as a motion for reconsideration. Petitioner argues that venue is proper in the Eastern District of New York for various reasons. As set forth in the February 2, 2005 order, however, the rationale for transferring the petition was not that venue was improper, but that this court lacks jurisdiction to hear petitioner's claim of citizenship, the sole issue raised in the petition. Original jurisdiction over petitioner's claim lies exclusively in the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Accordingly, petitioner's motion for reconsideration is denied.
SO ORDERED.