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Johnson v. Bradley

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Dec 6, 2021
Civil Action 21 - 182J (W.D. Pa. Dec. 6, 2021)

Opinion

Civil Action 21 - 182J

12-06-2021

MELVIN JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. WARDEN BRADLEY, USP Canaan, Respondent.


MEMORANDUM ORDER

LISA PUPO LENIHAN UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Petitioner has submitted for review a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging disciplinary conduct proceedings stemming from an incident report he received at FCI Ray Brook on March 25, 2020. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, petitions for habeas corpus must be filed in a prisoner's district of confinement. Petitioner is currently incarcerated at the USP Canaan in Waymart, Pennsylvania, which is located within the territorial boundaries of the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Therefore, in the interest of justice, this Court will transfer his Petition to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

AND NOW, this 6th day of December, 2021;

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Scranton Division.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court mark this case CLOSED and TRANSFER forthwith. 1


Summaries of

Johnson v. Bradley

United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Dec 6, 2021
Civil Action 21 - 182J (W.D. Pa. Dec. 6, 2021)
Case details for

Johnson v. Bradley

Case Details

Full title:MELVIN JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. WARDEN BRADLEY, USP Canaan, Respondent.

Court:United States District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Date published: Dec 6, 2021

Citations

Civil Action 21 - 182J (W.D. Pa. Dec. 6, 2021)