Case Name: David KISSI, Appellant v. Thomas SIMMONS, Special Agent, U.S. Department of Justice/FBI, et al., Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2009-12-17
Citations: 358 F. App'x 198
Docket Number: No. 09-5301
Parties: David KISSI, Appellant v. Thomas SIMMONS, Special Agent, U.S. Department of Justice/FBI, et al., Appellees.
Judges: BEFORE: SENTELLE, Chief Judge, and GARLAND and BROWN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 358
Pages: 198–199

Head Matter:
David KISSI, Appellant v. Thomas SIMMONS, Special Agent, U.S. Department of Justice/FBI, et al., Appellees.
No. 09-5301.
United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
Dec. 17, 2009.
David Kissi, Washington, DC, pro se.
BEFORE: SENTELLE, Chief Judge, and GARLAND and BROWN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
JUDGMENT
PER CURLAM.
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief filed by the appellant. See Fed. R.App. P. 84(a)(2); D.C.Cir. Rule 34(j). It is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court's order filed July 31, 2009, 2009 WL 2367574 be affirmed. Appellant's collateral attack on his conviction and sentence must be pursued through a motion to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 filed in the court in which he was convicted and sentenced— the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. Although "the savings clause of [28 U.S.C.] § 2255 provides that if the 'remedy by motion is inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of his detention,' the prisoner may utilize [28 U.S.C.] § 2241 to collaterally attack the legality of his conviction or sentence," In re Smith, 285 F.3d 6, 8 (D.C.Cir.2002) (quoting 28 U.S.C. § 2255(e)), appellant has not demonstrated that his remedy was "inadequate or ineffective." In any event, the appropriate forum for a habeas petition is the district in which appellant was confined. See id.; Chatman-Bey v. Thornburgh, 864 F.2d 804, 806 n. 1 (D.C.Cir.1988) (en banc).
Pursuant to D.C. Circuit Rule 36, this disposition will not be published. The Clerk is directed to withhold issuance of the mandate herein until seven days after resolution of any timely petition for rehearing or petition for rehearing en banc. See Fed. R.App. P. 41(b); D.C.Cir. Rule 41.