Warden

(HC) Jones v. Warden

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJune 30, 20232:22-cv-02010California896 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 COREY THOMAS JONES, No. 2:22-cv-02010-DAD-AC (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING

WARDEN, HABEAS PETITION DUE TO LACK OF

JURISDICTION

Respondent. (Doc. No. 4) 16 Petitioner Corey Thomas Jones is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On May 2, 2023, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that this action be dismissed. (Doc. No. 4.) Therein, the magistrate judge concluded that this court lacks jurisdiction over the pending § 2241 petition because petitioner’s challenge to his sentence based upon a finding that he was a career offender is one that did not qualify under the escape hatch of 18 U.S.C. § 2255 under the circumstances of…

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