Jusino

Chandar A. Snow v. Jusino

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United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaOctober 7, 20212:21-cv-06253California1,267 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ) Case No. CV 21-6253-JWH (JPR) CHANDAR A. SNOW, ) ) Petitioner, ) ORDER SUMMARILY DISMISSING 28 ) U.S.C. § 2241 HABEAS PETITION v. ) ) MS. JUSINO et al., ) ) Respondents. ) 16 On August 2, 2021, Petitioner, who is housed at the Federal Correctional Institution in Victorville, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. He was apparently convicted in the Eastern District of Michigan in 1993 of conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and conspiracy to kill someone during a drug crime and was sentenced to life in prison. See United States v. Snow, 48 F.3d 198, 199 (6th Cir. 1995); (see also Pet. at 2). Generally, after a conviction and sentence are final, the only mechanism for a federal prisoner to seek relief from judgment is through 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See Tripati v. Henman, 843 F.2d 1160, 1162 (9th Cir. 1988). Prisoners may file only one 1 1]} S$ 2255…

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