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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA

MIDDLE DIVISION

JIMMY JUNIOR GRAY,

Petitioner,

v.

JEFF DUNN,

Respondent.

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Case No. 4:19-cv-439-KOB-GMB

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Petitioner filed a “Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. 

§ 2254” demanding “relief from his unconstitutionally pronounced sentence.” Doc. 

1 at 1. The magistrate judge filed a report on January 30, 2020 recommending the 

dismissal of the petition for writ of habeas corpus as an unauthorized second or 

successive petition. Doc. 8. Petitioner filed objections to this report arguing that his 

claims and request for relief rely on “‘a new rule of constitutional law, made 

retroactive to cases on collateral review by the Supreme Court, that was previously 

unavailable.’” Doc. 9 at 2 (quoting 28 U.S.C. § 2244(b)(2)(A)). 

Petitioner’s objections are overruled. As stated by the magistrate judge, 

§ 2244(b)(3)(A) requires Petitioner first to move the Eleventh Circuit of Court of 

Appeals “for an order authorizing” this court to consider his second or successive

application on the basis of the claims he desires to raise. Pursuant to 

FILED

 2020 Feb-25 AM 09:26

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

N.D. OF ALABAMA

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§ 2244(b)(3)(C), the Eleventh Circuit, not this court, determines whether Petitioner 

has made “a prima facie showing that [his] application satisfies the requirements of” 

§ 2244(b)(2)(A). 

Having carefully reviewed and considered de novo all of the materials in the 

court file, including the report and recommendation and the Petitioner’s objections, 

the court hereby ADOPTS the magistrate judge’s report and ACCEPTS the 

recommendation. 

The petition for writ of habeas corpus is due to be DISMISSED. 

The court will enter a separate Order.

DONE and ORDERED this 25th day of February, 2020.

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KARON OWEN BOWDRE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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