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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federa

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

NORTHERN DIVISION

MICHAEL PRESLEY, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO. 05cv259-A

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ALBERTO R. GONZALEZ, )

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Respondents. )

ORDER

On 23 March 2005, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation (Doc. #2) in this case

to which no timely objections have been filed. Upon an independent review of the file in this

case and upon consideration of the Recommendation of the Magistrate Judge, it is 

ORDERED as follows:

1. That the Recommendation be and is hereby ADOPTED;

2. That the petitioner’s claim of actual innocence and his allegation of ineffective

assistance of counsel are dismissed with prejudice as such claims go to the

validity of the firearm conviction and are not properly before this court in a 28

U.S.C. § 2241 petition for habeas corpus relief. 

3. The petitioner’s claim challenging the denial of early release is REFERRED

back to the Magistrate Judge for appropriate proceedings.

Done this the 19th day of April, 2005.

/s/ W. Harold Albritton 

W. HAROLD ALBRITTON

SENIOR UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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