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

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United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 16-1519

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Major Williams, Jr.

lllllllllllllllllllllPetitioner - Appellant

v.

C. V. Rivera

lllllllllllllllllllllRespondent - Appellee

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Helena

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 Submitted: February 10, 2017

Filed: February 16, 2017

[Unpublished]

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Before WOLLMAN, MURPHY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 16-1519 Page: 1 Date Filed: 02/16/2017 Entry ID: 4502239 
Federal prisoner Major Williams, Jr., appeals following the district court’s1

dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition and denial of his motion for

reconsideration. Having conducted careful review of the record and the issues that are

properly before us, we conclude that Williams’s petition was properly dismissed for

lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and that the district court acted within its discretion

in denying reconsideration. Accordingly, we affirm the judgment. See 8th Cir. R.

47B.

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The Honorable J. Leon Holmes, United States District Judge for the Eastern

District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable J.

Thomas Ray, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.

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Appellate Case: 16-1519 Page: 2 Date Filed: 02/16/2017 Entry ID: 4502239