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U. S . C. § 2 2 4 1 . W e wi l l a f f i r m. In 1 9 9 9 , in th e U n ited S tate s D istric t C o u rt f o r th e W e ste rn D istric t o f N o rth C ar ol i na, T hi beau pl eade d gui l t yt o cons pi r acyw i t h i nt entt o di s t r i but e coc ai ne and coca i ne bas e. H e w as s ent ence d t o 151 m ont hs ’ i m pr i s onm entand fi ve y ear s ’ s upervi s ed re lea se . T h ib e a u d id n o t ap p e a l. H e is c u rre n tlyh o u se d a t L S C I A llen w o o d in P e n n s y lv a n ia . A y earaft erhi s j udgm entof s ent ence , T hi beau f i l ed a mot i on pur s uantt o 28 U .S .C . § 2 2 5 5 to v a c a te, s e t as id e o r c o rre c t h is s e n ten c e in th e W e ste rn D istric t o f N o rth C ar ol i na. T he D i s t r i ctC our tdeni ed the mot i on. T hi beau s oughtperm i s s i on t o fi l e a se c o n d o r su c c e ss iv e § 2 2 5 5 m o tio n in th e U n ited S tate s C o u rt o f A p p e a ls f

o r th e F o u rth C i r cui t , w hi ch deni ed perm i s s i on. T hi beau then fi l ed the i ns t antpet i t i on pur s uantt o § 2241 i n t he M i ddl e D i s t r i ctof P e n n sy lv a n ia. H e c laim s th a t h e is e n tit led to re lief u n d e r § 2 2 4 1 b e c a u se h e is a c tu a lly i nnocentand bec aus e he w as unabl e t o fi l e another§ 2255 m ot i on on acc ountof A E D PA ’ s gat ekee pi ng r es t r i ct i ons . T he D i s t r i ctC our tdi s m i s s ed Thi beau’ s pet i t i on on the b asis that h is i n ab il ityto av ail h im self o f re li ef u n d er § 2 2 5 5 b ec au se o f A E D P A ’s gat ekee pi ng pr ovi s i ons does notr ender§ 2255 i nadequa t e. See I n r e D or s ai nvi l , 119 F. 3d 245, 251 ( 3d C i r . 1997) . T hi beau s oughtr econs i der at i on of the di s m i s s al , w hi ch the D i s t r i ctC our tdeni ed. T hi beau t i m el yappea l ed. W e have j ur i s di ct i on pur s uantt o 28 U . S. C . § 1291. T he A ppel l ee ha s fi l ed a mot i on fors um m aryaff i r m ance of the D i s t r i ct C o u rt’s d isp o sitio n . T h ib e a u h a s f iled a m o tio n f

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W e a g r e e wi t h t h e Di s t r i c tCo u r tth a tTh i b e a u i s n o te n t i t l e d t o b r i n g h i s c l a i ms under§ 2241. H i s cl ai m s of ac tual i nnocenc e pl ace hi s pet i t i on w i t hi n t he s cope of § 2255, w hi ch i s noti nadequa t e s i m pl ybeca us e A E D PA ’ s gat ekee pi ng r es t r i ct i ons pr event T hi beau f

r om us i ng i t . See C r adl e v. U ni t ed St at es ex r el . M i ner , 290 F. 3d 536, 538- 39 ( 3d C i r . 2002) ; D or s ai nvi l , 119 F. 3d at215. Sum m aryact i on i s appr opr i at e i f ther e i s no s ubs t ant i al ques t i on on appea l . See T h i r d Ci r c u i tL AR 2 7 . 4 . F o re s s e n t i a l l yth e r e a s o n s s e tf o r t h b yth e Di s t r i c tCo u r t , we w i l l gr antA pker ’ s m ot i on fors um m aryaff i r m ance and denyT hi beau’ s m ot i on for s um m aryr ever s al . See Thi r d C i r cui tI . O . P. 10. 6.