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Morgan v. Ives

United States District Court, E.D. California
Dec 10, 2010
No. CIV S-10-0928 EFB P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 10, 2010)

Opinion

No. CIV S-10-0928 EFB P.

December 10, 2010


ORDER


Petitioner, a federal prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Respondent has filed a notice of appearance. This case is before the undersigned pursuant to the parties' consent. See 28 U.S.C. § 636.

Petitioner challenges the legality of his sentence, which was imposed by the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. On October 7, 2010, the court ordered petitioner to show cause why his petition should not be transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada to be heard by that court under § 2255 rather than by this court under § 2241. The court explained to petitioner that the instant petition should be heard by that court under § 2255, absent a showing that such a motion is inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of the sentence; that is, petitioner was told that he must show that he (1) makes a claim of actual innocence, and (2) has not had an unobstructed procedural shot at presenting that claim.

On October 29, 2010, petitioner filed a response stating that "his action falls squarely under the execution of his sentence," although the sentence "may stem from a criminal proceeding." Dckt. No. 10 at 1-2. However, his petition alleges that he was "indicted for allegedly acting against sections 1201(a)(1) and 2119(2) of title 18 United States Code . . . the carjacking automatically triggered the kidnapping charge . . . [and] his rights to due process have been violated where a merger problem exists." Dckt. No. 1 at 3. He asks that one of his convictions be vacated. Thus, the allegations in the petition clearly relate to the constitutionality of the imposition of petitioner's sentence.

Accordingly, it is ORDERED that this action is transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.

Dated: December 10, 2010.


Summaries of

Morgan v. Ives

United States District Court, E.D. California
Dec 10, 2010
No. CIV S-10-0928 EFB P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 10, 2010)
Case details for

Morgan v. Ives

Case Details

Full title:JERRY LEE MORGAN, Petitioner, v. RICHARD B. IVES, Respondent

Court:United States District Court, E.D. California

Date published: Dec 10, 2010

Citations

No. CIV S-10-0928 EFB P (E.D. Cal. Dec. 10, 2010)