Doerer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES —- GENERAL

Case No. CV 23-09875-GW (DFM) Date: January 16, 2024 Title Tracy Wendell Adams v. Doerer

Present: The Honorable Douglas F. McCormick, United States Magistrate Judge Nanay Bosh | Deputy Clerk Court Reporter Attorney(s) for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) for Defendant(s): Not Present Not Present Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) Order to Show Cause

Petitioner Tracy Wendell Adams is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. See Dkt. 1 (“Petition”). For the reasons set forth below, Petitioner is ordered to show cause why the Petition should not be dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.

A. BACKGROUND

In 2008, a grand jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia indicted Petitioner on three counts: (1) witness tampering by murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1512(a)(1)(A), (a)(2)(A); (2) witness retaliation by murder, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1513(a)(1)(B), (a)(2)(A); and (3)…