Case Name: IN RE: James Dow VANDIVERE, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-11-20
Citations: 702 F. App'x 183
Docket Number: No. 17-1985
Parties: IN RE: James Dow VANDIVERE, Petitioner.
Judges: Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and TRAXLER and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 702
Pages: 183–183

Head Matter:
IN RE: James Dow VANDIVERE, Petitioner.
No. 17-1985
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: November 16, 2017
Decided: November 20, 2017
James Dow Vandivere, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, and TRAXLER and KEENAN, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
James Dow Vandivere has filed an original petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012), challenging the legality of his commitment to the custody of the Attorney General under 18 U.S.C. § 4248 (2012) and seeking release. This court ordinarily declines to entertain original habeas corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, and this case provides no reason to depart from the general rule. Currently pending in this court is Vandi-vere's appeal of the district court's order committing him to the custody of the Attorney General under 18 U.S.C. § 4248. An original habeas petition filed in this court cannot serve as a substitute for a properly filed appeal. Accordingly, we find that the interests of justice would not be served by transferring this case to the district court. See 28 U.S.C. .§ 1631 (2012); Fed. R. App. P. 22(a). Accordingly, we deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the petition. 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.
PETITION DISMISSED