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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

 NORTHERN DIVISION

 _____________________________

TRACI ANN HILL, #256 484, *

Petitioner, *

 

 v. * 2:09-CV-411-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 4, 2009.1

 On February 26, 2007 Petitioner was convicted

for a drug offense and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment. In this petition, Petitioner

challenges the amount of jail credit awarded her for that sentence by the Circuit Court for

Morgan 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

1

 Although the Clerk of this court stamped the present petition “filed” on May 6, 2009, Petitioner

signed the petition May 4, 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 (11th Cir. 1999); Garvey v. Vaughn, 993 F.2d 776, 780 (11th

Cir. 1993). In light of the foregoing and for purposes of this Recommendation, the court considers May

4, 2009 as the date of filing. 

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seeks to challenge the amount of jail credit granted by the Circuit Court for Morgan County,

Alabama. Morgan 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 the Northern District 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).

 It is further

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

Recommendation on or before June 12, 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.

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

2

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

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).

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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 (5th Cir. 1982). See Stein

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

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

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

September 30, 1981.

Done, this 29th day of May, 2009.

/s/ Susan Russ Walker 

SUSAN RUSS WALKER

CHIEF UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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