Case Name: Raymond HERNANDEZ-ALBINO, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Anthony HAYNES, Warden, Respondent, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-03-12
Citations: 368 F. App'x 156
Docket Number: No. 09-2360
Parties: Raymond HERNANDEZ-ALBINO, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Anthony HAYNES, Warden, Respondent, Appellee.
Judges: Before TORRUELLA, SELYA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 368
Pages: 156–156

Head Matter:
Raymond HERNANDEZ-ALBINO, Petitioner, Appellant, v. Anthony HAYNES, Warden, Respondent, Appellee.
No. 09-2360.
United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.
March 12, 2010.
Raymond Hernández-Albino on brief pro se.
Thomas F. Klumper, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vé-lez, United States Attorney, on brief for appellee.
Before TORRUELLA, SELYA and HOWARD, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We have reviewed the record and the parties' submissions, and we affirm. Despite appellant Raymond Hernández-Albi-no's (Hernández's) attempt to characterize his most recent filing as a motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, rather than a motion filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, this court must look to the substance of the motion to determine whether it is governed by the statutory framework set out in 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Trenkler v. United States, 536 F.3d 85, 97 (1st Cir.2008), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 129 S.Ct. 1363, 173 L.Ed.2d 623 (2009). Hernández argues that the evidence presented at trial was insufficient to support his conviction. This claim falls squarely within the ambit of section 2255. Cf. Rogers v. United States, 180 F.3d 349, 357 n. 15 (1st Cir.1999).
Moreover, the "savings clause" of section 2255 does not help Hernández. Only if the remedy available under section 2255 is inadequate or ineffective will a prisoner be allowed to file a section 2241 motion to challenge the legality of his conviction. See Sustache-Rivera v. United States, 221 F.3d 8, 15 (1st Cir.2000). The remedy in section 2255 does not become "inadequate or ineffective" simply by virtue of the fact that the prisoner is not able to meet the gate-keeping requirements for second or successive petitions. See United States v. Barrett, 178 F.3d 34, 50 (1st Cir.1999).
Even if the court were to treat Hernán-dez's submissions here as a request for permission to file a second or successive motion pursuant to section 2255, we would deny the request. Hernández does not cite any new evidence; rather, he only argues that the evidence presented at trial did not establish his guilt. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h)(1). Moreover, he does not cite to a new rule of constitutional law made retroactive to cases on collateral review by the Supreme Court. See 28 U.S.C. § 2255(h)(2).
Affirmed. See 1st Cir. R. 27.0(c).