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Parties Involved:
Randell Coy Troutman
Petitioner

Document Text:

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 19-6988

In re: RANDELL COY TROUTMAN,

Petitioner.

On Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.

Submitted: February 19, 2020 Decided: March 3, 2020

Before DIAZ, RICHARDSON, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges.

Petition dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Randell Coy Troutman, Petitioner Pro Se.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:

Randell Coy Troutman filed a petition for an original writ of habeas corpus 

challenging his drug trafficking and firearm convictions and 360-month sentence imposed 

in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. This court ordinarily 

declines to entertain original habeas corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2018), and 

this case provides no reason to depart from the general rule. Moreover, we find that the 

interest of justice would not be served by transferring the case to a district court. See 28 

U.S.C. § 1631 (2018). Accordingly, we deny Troutman’s motion for 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 this court and 

argument would not aid the decisional process. 

PETITION DISMISSED

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