Opinion
No. 19-7192 No. 19-7231
12-20-2019
RAYMOND TATE, Petitioner - Appellant, v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; M. BRECKON, Warden, Respondents - Appellees.
Raymond Tate, Appellant Pro Se.
UNPUBLISHED
Appeals from the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, at Roanoke. Glen E. Conrad, District Judge. (7:19-cv-00290-GEC-PMS) Before NIEMEYER, DIAZ, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges. Affirmed as modified by unpublished per curiam opinion. Raymond Tate, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:
Raymond Tate appeals the district court's orders dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) petition and denying his Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(e) motion. Although we discern no reversible error in the court's assessment of Tate's petition, we disagree with the court's conclusion that it lacked jurisdiction because the claims Tate raised were not cognizable in a § 2241 petition. See Crosby v. City of Gastonia, 635 F.3d 634, 643 (4th Cir. 2011) (noting that, generally, where complaint insufficiently pleads substantial, nonfrivolous federal claims, appropriate disposition is dismissal for failure to state a claim, not for lack of subject matter jurisdiction). Accordingly, we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis and affirm as modified to reflect a judgment on the merits. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED