Opinion
CV 121-148
09-22-2021
BOBBY SHIELDS, Petitioner, v. DAWSON COUNTY, Respondent.
ORDER
BRIAN K. EPPS, UNITED STALES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Petitioner requests federal habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging his pre-trial detention at Dawson County Detention Center in Dawsonville, Georgia, which is located in the Northern District of Georgia. (Doc. no. 1.) Habeas corpus petitions filed by pre-trial detainees are subject to the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Hiteshaw v. Butterfield, 262 F. App'x. 162, 164 (11th Cir. 2008); Medberry v. Crosby, 351 F.3d 1049, 1060-62 (11th Cir. 2003). Proper venue for § 2241 petitions is the district of incarceration. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d); Fernandez v. United States, 941 F.2d 1488, 1495 (11th Cir. 1991) (explaining § 2241 petitions brought in the district of incarceration). Therefore, the Court ORDERS the transfer of this action to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, Gainesville Division, for further consideration and DIRECTS the Clerk to immediately forward the file to that District.
SO ORDERED.