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Parties Involved:
Andre D. Whitfield
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 16-1620

In Re: ANDRE D. WHITFIELD,

 Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.

(3:07-cr-00300-HEH-1)

Submitted: September 23, 2016 Decided: October 4, 2016

Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and KING and WYNN, Circuit Judges.

Petition dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Andre D. Whitfield, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Andre Whitfield, a federal prisoner, filed an original 28 

U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) petition, challenging his various 

convictions on the ground that the district court lacked 

jurisdiction over the criminal matter. We ordinarily decline to 

entertain an original § 2241 petition, and this case presents no 

reason to depart from this general rule. Further, we find that 

the interest of justice would not be served by transferring the 

matter to the appropriate district court, see 28 U.S.C. § 1631 

(2012); Fed. R. App. P. 22(a), as Whitfield previously filed a 

§ 2241 petition in the district court raising the same claim 

that he does in this court. We therefore deny leave to proceed 

in forma pauperis and dismiss the petition. We dispense with 

oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are 

adequately presented in the materials before the court and 

argument would not aid the decisional process. We deny the 

motion for summary disposition. 

PETITION DISMISSED 

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