Opinion
1:23-cv-02134
01-18-2024
KENNETH ROSHAUN REID, Petitioner v. WARDEN GARZA, Respondent
ORDER
SYLVIA H. RAMBO, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
AND NOW, on this 18th day of January 2024, upon consideration of pro se Petitioner Kenneth R. Reid (“Petitioner”)'s petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Doc. No. 1), as well as his pending motion seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 4), and for the reasons set forth in the accompanying Memorandum, IT IS ORDERED THAT:
1. Petitioner's motion seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 4) is GRANTED, and the petition (Doc. No. 1) is DEEMED FILED;
2. The petition (Doc. No. 1) is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction; and
3. The Clerk of Court is directed to CLOSE this case.