Case Name: Thomas JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Unidentified CHILDRESS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-02-23
Citations: 169 F. App'x 279
Docket Number: No. 05-40734
Parties: Thomas JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Unidentified CHILDRESS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before GARZA, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 169
Pages: 279–280

Head Matter:
Thomas JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Unidentified CHILDRESS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 05-40734.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Feb. 23, 2006.
Thomas Jones, Beaumont, TX, pro se.
Before GARZA, DENNIS, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Thomas Jones, a federal prisoner (# 72557-079), appeals the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition challenging his 210-month prison sentence imposed following his 1996 guilty-plea conviction of possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. Jones contends that his sentence is unconstitutional in light of United States v. Booker, 543 U.S. 220, 125 S.Ct. 738, 160 L.Ed.2d 621 (2005), because it was based on facts that were neither determined by a jury nor admitted by him.
Because Jones challenges errors that occurred at sentencing, the claim may not be asserted in a § 2241 petition. See Padilla v. United States, 416 F.3d 424, 426-27 (5th Cir.2005). Insofar as he has suggested that he is entitled to proceed under § 2241 based on the "savings clause" of 28 U.S.C. § 2255, because relief under the latter section is "inadequate or ineffective," such suggestion is unavailing. Id. at 427. The district court's judgment is AFFIRMED.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.