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Timestamp: 2017-01-20 10:21:00
Document Index: 647020362

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 2241', '§ 1028', '§ 2254', '§ 2241', '§ 2255', '§ 2255', '§ 471', '§ 1344', '§ 1028', '§ 492']

| Rogers v. Hollingsworth
Rogers v. Hollingsworth
KENNETH ROGERS, PETITIONER,v.LISA J. HOLLINGSWORTH, RESPONDENT.
Petitioner brings this pro se habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to challenge a mandatory consecutive two-year sentence imposed on him by the Honorable G. Patrick Murphy, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, after being found guilty of aggravated identity theft under 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1). United States v. Rogers, Case No. 3:06-cr-30065 (S.D. Ill.).
Rule 4 of the Rules Governing § 2254 Cases in United States District Courts provides that upon preliminary consideration by the district court judge, "[i]f it plainly appears from the face of the petition and any exhibits annexed to it that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court, the judge shall make an order for its summary dismissal and cause the petitioner to be notified." Rule 1(b) of those Rules gives this Court the authority to apply the rules to other habeas corpus cases. After carefully reviewing the petition in the present case, the Court concludes that Petitioner is not entitled to § 2241 relief, but may be entitled to relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Therefore, this Court intends to construe the action as seeking relief pursuant to § 2255. Before re-characterizing this action, however, Petitioner will be afforded an opportunity to withdraw it or to amend his pleading.
Petitioner was charged by means of an information*fn1 with (1) making counterfeit United States currency in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 471; (2) bank fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1344; (3) aggravated identity theft in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1028A(a)(1); and (4) forfeiture of counterfeit property, 18 U.S.C. § 492. United States v. Rogers, Case No. 3:06-cr-30065 (S.D. Ill. Information filed May 4, 2006). With regard to Count 3 (aggravated identity theft), the information specifically charged that Petitioner "used a home computer . . . to create unauthorized payroll [checks] purporting to be issued by Grossman Iron and Steele [sic]." Id. (Information filed May 4, 2006). The information further charged that "[o]n these fraudulent payroll checks, . . . [Petitioner], included personal identification numbers and financial institution account and routing numbers." Id.
Pursuant to a written plea agreement, Petitioner pleaded guilty to all charges. Id. (Defendant's Agreement to Plead Guilty, filed May 4, 2006). In addition to his plea agreement, Petitioner signed a written stipulation of facts. In the stipulation of facts, Petitioner admitted using: a home computer . . . to create unauthorized payroll checks purporting to be issued by Grossman Iron and Steele [sic]. These checks purported to be drawn from Grossman Iron and Steele's [sic] account and contained personal identification numbers, financial institution account and routing numbers . . . .