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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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Although the Clerk of this court stamped the present petition “filed” on May 12, 2009, Petitioner 1

certified the petition for mailing on May 11 2009. The law is well settled that a pro se inmate’s petition

is deemed filed the date it is delivered to prison officials for mailing. Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266,

271-272 (1988); Adams v. United States, 173 F.3d 1339, 1340-41 (11 Cir. 1999); Garvey v. Vaughn, 993 th

F.2d 776, 780 (11 Cir. 1993). In light of the foregoing and for purposes of this Recommendation, the th

court considers May 11, 2009 as the date of filing. 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

 NORTHERN DIVISION

 _____________________________

SHEILA GARNER, #209 055, *

Petitioner, *

 

 v. * 2:09-CV-424-TMH

 (WO)

CYNTHIA WHEELER-WHITE, WARDEN, *

et al.,

Respondents. *

 _____________________________

RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE

This matter is pending before the court on a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for habeas

corpus filed by Petitioner on May 11, 2009. In this petition, Petitioner seeks an award of 1

credit for time served on probation with respect to her 2007 conviction for second degree

theft of property imposed upon her by the Circuit Court for Jackson County, Alabama. 

DISCUSSION

This court, “in the exercise of its discretion and in furtherance of justice,” may transfer

Petitioner's application for writ of habeas corpus to “the district court for the district within

which the State court was held which convicted” Petitioner. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). Petitioner

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In transferring the instant case, this court makes no determination regarding the merits of Petitioner’s 2

claim for relief nor whether she has exhausted available state court remedies prior to filing a federal habeas

petition as required by 28 U.S.C.§ 2244(b)(1)(A).

A decision on Petitioner’s application for in forma pauperis status is reserved for ruling by the 3

United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama.

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seeks credit for time served on probation with regard to her 2007 conviction and sentence

for second degree theft of property entered against her by the Circuit Court for Jackson

County, Alabama. Jackson County is located within the jurisdiction of the United States

District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. In light of the foregoing, the court

concludes that the transfer of this case to such other court for review and disposition is

appropriate.2

CONCLUSION

Accordingly, it is the RECOMMENDATION of the Magistrate Judge that this case

be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).3

 It is further

ORDERED that the parties are DIRECTED to file any objections to the said

Recommendation on or before June 3, 2009. Any objections filed must specifically identify

the findings in the Magistrate Judge's Recommendation to which a party objects. Frivolous,

conclusive or general objections will not be considered by the District Court. The parties are

advised that this Recommendation is not a final order of the court and, therefore, it is not

appealable.

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Failure to file written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations in the

Magistrate Judge's report shall bar the party from a de novo determination by the District

Court of issues covered in the report and shall bar the party from attacking on appeal factual

findings in the report accepted or adopted by the District Court except upon grounds of plain

error or manifest injustice. Nettles v. Wainwright, 677 F.2d 404 (5 Cir. 1982). See Stein th

v. Reynolds Securities, Inc., 667 F.2d 33 (11 Cir. 1982). See also Bonner v. City of th

Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206 (11 Cir. 1981 ) (en banc), adopting as binding precedent all of the th

decisions of the former Fifth Circuit handed down prior to the close of business on

September 30, 1981.

Done, this 18 day of May 2009. th

 /s/Terry F. Moorer 

TERRY F. MOORER 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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