Case Name: James MCCODE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joel ZIEGLER, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2017-05-10
Citations: 688 F. App'x 234
Docket Number: No. 15-6651
Parties: James MCCODE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joel ZIEGLER, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: Before MOTZ, SHEDD, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 688
Pages: 234–235

Head Matter:
James MCCODE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Joel ZIEGLER, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 15-6651
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Submitted: April 24, 2017
Decided: May 10, 2017
James McCode, Appellant Pro Se. Stephen Michael Horn, Assistant United States Attorney, Meredith George Thomas, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Charleston, West Virginia, for Appellee.
Before MOTZ, SHEDD, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
James McCode, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court's order adopting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) petition. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error in the district court's conclusions that McCode failed to satisfy his burden of demonstrat ing that 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2012) is an inadequate or ineffective means of challenging the validity of his detention and that it lacked jurisdiction over his petition. Accordingly, we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis and affirm the dismissal for lack of jurisdiction, see McCode v. Ziegler, No. 5:13-cv-21542, 2015 WL 362657 (S.D. W. Va. Jan. 27, 2015), but modify the dismissal to be without prejudice, 28 U.S.C. § 2106 (2012). 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.
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED