Opinion
Civil Action No. 7: 21-033-DCR
04-20-2021
DEXTER JEMISON, Petitioner, v. HECTOR JOYNER, WARDEN, Respondent.
MEMORANDUM ORDER
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Dexter Jemison, also known as Dexter Lo'Rantho Jemison, is an inmate confined at the United States Penitentiary-Big Sandy in Inez, Kentucky, and a frequent filer in this Court. See, e.g., Jemison v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, Case No. 7:20-cv-156-DCR (E.D. Ky. 2020). His petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed in this case represents the latest of many futile attempts to seek relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
The Court has plainly and repeatedly explained that Jemison may not seek compassionate release in his district of confinement under 28 U.S.C. § 3582(c) via a petition filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Wilson v. Williams, 961 F.3d 829, 844 (6th Cir. 2020) ("[A]lthough the [Bureau of Prisons] has the ability to recommend compassionate release, only the sentencing court is authorized to reduce a term of imprisonment."). Accordingly, Jemison's petition will again be denied.
On April 14, 2021, another judge in this district ordered Jemison to show cause within twenty-one days why the Court should not impose sanctions for his repeated, frivolous filings. Jemison v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al., Case No. 7:21-cv-32-JMH (E.D. Ky. 2021), at Record No. 4 therein. The undersigned reiterates that Jemison must comply with that show cause order. For these reasons, it is hereby
ORDERED as follows:
1. Jemison's petition [Record No. 1] is DENIED.
2. This matter is DISMISSED and STRICKEN from the docket.
Dated: April 20, 2021.
Danny C. Reeves, Chief Judge
United States District Court
Eastern District of Kentucky