Warden

(HC) Jones v. Warden

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaOctober 16, 20232:22-cv-02010California798 words

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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 DENYING PETITIONER’S MOTION

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WARDEN, (Doc. No. 11) Respondent. 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 June 29, 2023, the undersigned adopted the findings and recommendations issued by the assigned magistrate judge (Doc. No. 4) and dismissed petitioner’s § 2241 habeas petition due to a lack of jurisdiction. (Doc. No. 9 at 1.) Specifically, the court concluded that jurisdiction is lacking 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 his case,” and “petitioner’s…

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