Opinion
No. 1:20-cv-01242-STA-jay
11-06-2020
CAMERON MARTIN, Petitioner, v. ANGELA OWENS, Respondent.
ORDER DIRECTING CLERK TO MODIFY DOCKET AND RESPONDENT TO RESPOND TO THE § 2241 PETITION
Petitioner Cameron Martin has filed a pro se habeas corpus petition (the "Petition"), pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Docket Entry ("D.E.") 1.) The pleading is before the Court for preliminary review. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243; Harper v. Thoms, No. 02-5520, 2002 WL 31388736, at *1 (6th Cir. Oct. 22, 2002).
It is ORDERED that the Clerk shall serve a copy of the Petition and this order on Respondent Angela Owens by certified mail pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. The Clerk is further DIRECTED to provide a copy of the Petition and this order to the United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, United States Attorney General William P. Barr, and Kathleen Hawk Sawyer, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Petitioner is currently imprisoned at the Federal Correctional Institution in Memphis, Tennessee. The warden of that facility is Angela Owens. Petitioner is generally correct in naming "Warden, FCI Memphis" as the Respondent in this case. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 2242, 2243; Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 434-35 (2004). However, in the interest of precision, the Clerk is DIRECTED to modify the docket to show "Angela Owens" as Respondent.
These Rules are applicable to habeas petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. See Rule 1(b), § 2254 Rules ("The district court may apply any or all of these rules to a habeas petition not covered by Rule 1(a).") --------
It is ORDERED that Respondent shall respond to the § 2241 Petition within twenty-eight days of entry of this order. Petitioner may, if he chooses, submit a reply to Respondent's response within twenty-eight days of service. Petitioner may request an extension of time to reply by filing a motion on or before the due date of his reply.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
s/ S. Thomas Anderson
S. THOMAS ANDERSON
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
Date: November 6, 2020