Opinion
Civil Action No. 07 1930.
October 12, 2007
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Petitioner, a federal detainee at the United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas, petitions for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The Court is obligated either to issue the writ or to order respondent to show cause why the writ should not issue "unless it appears from the application that the applicant or person detained is not entitled thereto." 28 U.S.C. § 2243. Petitioner names as respondents Chief Justice John Roberts, Jr. and "PRES USA." The proper respondent in habeas corpus cases, however, is the petitioner's warden or immediate custodian. Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 124 S.Ct. 2711 (2004); Blair-Bey v. Quick, 151 F.3d 1036, 1039 (D.C. Cir. 1998) (citing Chatman-Bey v. Thornburgh, 864 F.2d 804, 810 (D.C. Cir. 1988)). Besides, petitioner has stated no cogent facts or provided any grounds for issuing a habeas corpus petition. The case therefore will be dismissed by separate Order issued contemporaneously.