Case Name: Brad Christopher HULL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eric WILSON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2018-02-20
Citations: 712 F. App'x 265
Docket Number: No. 17-7628
Parties: Brad Christopher HULL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eric WILSON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before WILKINSON, FLOYD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 712
Pages: 265–265

Head Matter:
Brad Christopher HULL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Eric WILSON, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 17-7628
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: February 15, 2018
Decided: February 20, 2018
Brad Christopher Hull, Appellant Pro Se.
Before WILKINSON, FLOYD, and THACKER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Brad Christopher Hull appeals the district court's order construing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) petition challenging his sentence as a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) motion and dismissing it as successive. Hull contends on appeal that § 2255 is inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of his detention, arguing that his challenge to his sentence under Mathis v. United States, — U.S. —, 136 S.Ct. 2243, 195 L.Ed.2d 604 (2016), should be considered under § 2241. Hull has failed to satisfy his burden of demonstrating that 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is an inadequate or ineffective means of challenging the validity of his detention. See Rice v. Rivera, 617 F.3d 802, 807 (4th Cir. 2010); United States v. Poole, 531 F.3d 263, 267 n.7 (4th Cir. 2008). The district court lacked jurisdiction over Hull's petition, Rice, 617 F.3d at 807, and we therefore grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis and affirm the district court's dismissal of Hull's § 2241 petition without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction. 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.
AFFIRMED