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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 

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The Honorable J. Thomas Ray, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern

District of Arkansas, to whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent

of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c).

United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 07-2663

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Henry L. Ivy, Jr., *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the Eastern

* District of Arkansas.

Linda Sanders, Warden, *

FCI - Forrest City, * [UNPUBLISHED]

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Appellee. *

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Submitted: September 23, 2008

Filed: September 26, 2008

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Before WOLLMAN, SMITH, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Henry Ivy appeals the district court’s1

 dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241

petition, in which he contended that he was actually innocent of one of his jury

convictions. He previously brought this claim, however, in a proceeding under 28

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The Honorable Dean Whipple, United States District Judge for the Western

District of Missouri.

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U.S.C. § 2255 in the sentencing court,2 and the court rejected the claim on the merits.

In these circumstances, we agree with the district court that Ivy could not bring his

claim under section 2241. See Abdullah v. Hedrick, 392 F.3d 957, 959 (8th Cir.

2004). We also conclude that the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying

Ivy’s motion for reconsideration. See Christensen v. Qwest Pension Plan, 462 F.3d

913, 919-20 (8th Cir. 2006) (abuse-of-discretion standard of review for Fed. R. Civ.

P. 59(e) motion); Arnold v. Wood, 238 F.3d 992, 998 (8th Cir. 2001) (same; Fed. R.

Civ. P. 60(b) motion).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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