Michael Meador v. United States of America

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 Case No. ED CV 20-829 JVS (MRW) MICHAEL MEADOR,

Vv. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Respondent. 18 Me The Court dismisses this habeas corpus action without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction over Petitioner’s request for resentencing. kek = 1. Petitioner Meador is an inmate at the federal prison in Victorville. In April 2020, he filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in this judicial district — the Central District of California — seeking reconsideration of his prison sentence. Petitioner acknowledged that he is serving a life term for a series of drug, weapon, and money

laundering offenses that “evolve[d] from a felony murder” case. (Petition at 4-5.) 2. The basis for Petitioner’s resentencing request is the First Step 4 Act of 2018. That statute [P.L. 115-391 (2018)] modifies statutory and 5 sentencing guideline provisions regarding certain federal drug and violent 6 crime offenses. Petitioner specifically sought relief under Section…