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(HC) Benitez-Torres v. Young

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaNovember 19, 20191:19-cv-01597California2,516 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JESUS BENITEZ-TORRES, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-01597-SKO (HC) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE v. ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO S. YOUNG, ) DISMISS PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS Respondent. ) CORPUS ) ) [30-DAY OBJECTION DEADLINE] )

Petitioner is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. He is in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) at the United States Penitentiary in Atwater, California. He filed the instant federal petition on November 8, 2019, challenging his sentence. Because Petitioner does not satisfy the savings clause in 28 U.S.C. § 2255 which would allow him to challenge his conviction by way of § 2241, the Court will recommend that the instant petition be DISMISSED. BACKGROUND On April 5, 2002, Petitioner…

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