Robles

Robles v. Lindsay

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111 F. App'x 933
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 22, 2004No. 03-56269California281 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

MEMORANDUM **

Timothy Jon Robles appeals the dismissal by the district court of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . Reviewing de novo, Tripati v. Henman, 843 F.2d 1160, 1162 (9th Cir.1988), we affirm.

Robles contends that the district court erred in dismissing his § 2241 petition based on its finding that he was no longer “in custody.” We disagree. It is a statutory jurisdictional prerequisite that habeas applicants be in custody at the time of filing. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (c). Most of Robles’ claims challenge various acts or omissions by the Parole Commission, all of which arose from his 1989 conviction for trafficking cocaine. Robles was released from the sentence imposed for his 1989 conviction on November 13, 2001, roughly eight months before he filed his § 2241 petition with the district court. Robles was therefore not in custody at the time he filed his habeas petition and the district court was correct in finding that it lacked subject-matter jurisdiction. See Maleng v. Cook, 490 U.S. 488, 490-91 , 109 S.Ct. 1923 , 104 L.Ed.2d 540 (1989).

With respect to Robles’ claims involving alleged wrongdoing by the Bureau of Prisons,…

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