John Robert Pittman v. Larry F. Taylor, Warden

995 F.2d 232 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. John Robert PITTMAN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Larry F. TAYLOR, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 92-54659. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted May 25, 1993. * Decided June 7, 1993. Before: HUG, WIGGINS, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 John Pittman, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition. This court reviews the denial of a petition for habeas corpus de novo. Watts v. Bonneville, 879 F.2d 685, 687 (9th Cir.1989). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm. 3 The district court properly dismissed Pittman's section 2241 petition. Although this petition is presented as a petition for habeas corpus, it directly challenges Pittman's conviction. A challenge to a federal conviction is most appropriately brought as a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 . Tripati v. Henman, 843 F.2d 1160, 1162…