Case Name: Johnny McGuire HAMMACK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-03-02
Citations: 220 F. App'x 218
Docket Number: No. 06-7767
Parties: Johnny McGuire HAMMACK, Petitioner—Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent—Appellee.
Judges: Before WILLIAMS, MOTZ, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 220
Pages: 218–219

Head Matter:
Johnny McGuire HAMMACK, Petitioner—Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent—Appellee.
No. 06-7767.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: Feb. 22, 2007.
Decided: March 2, 2007.
Johnny McGuire Hammack, Appellant Pro Se.
Before WILLIAMS, MOTZ, and SHEDD, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Johnny McGuire Hammack appeals the district court's order denying relief on his petition, filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2000), in which Hammack challenged the duration of his sentence. As the district court correctly concluded, Hammack does not meet the standard under In re Jones, 226 F.3d 328, 333-34 (4th Cir.2000); thus, he was not entitled to proceed under § 2241. Accordingly, we affirm the denial of relief. Further, we grant Hammack leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal, but deny Hammack's pending motion for the appointment of counsel.
We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED.
The district court also construed the petition as a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000), and dismissed it as successive. Because the district court did not have jurisdiction under § 2255 to consider the validity of Hammack's sentence on his convictions arising out of the Western District of Virginia, we decline to consider this case under § 2255.