Case Name: In re: Lionell Elijah EPHRAIM, a/k/a Lionel Elizah Williams, Petitioner
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2012-05-30
Citations: 473 F. App'x 320
Docket Number: No. 12-1407
Parties: In re: Lionell Elijah EPHRAIM, a/k/a Lionel Elizah Williams, Petitioner.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 473
Pages: 320–321

Head Matter:
In re: Lionell Elijah EPHRAIM, a/k/a Lionel Elizah Williams, Petitioner.
No. 12-1407.
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: May 24, 2012.
Decided: May 30, 2012.
Lionell Elijah Ephraim, Petitioner Pro Se.
Before MOTZ and DAVIS, Circuit Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Circuit Judge.
Petition dismissed by unpublished PER CURIAM opinion.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Lionel Elijah Ephraim filed a petition for an original writ of habeas corpus challenging his 1991 sentence. This court ordinarily declines to entertain original habeas petitions filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241 (West 2006 & Supp.2011), and this case provides no reason to depart from the general rule. Moreover, we find that the interests of justice would not be served by transferring the case to the district court. See 28 U.S.C. § 1631 (2006); Fed. R.App. P. 22(a). Accordingly, while we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we dismiss the petition. We also deny Ephraim's motion to expedite the proceedings. 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.
PETITION DISMISSED.