Bussie

Bussie v. Yellen

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaMay 5, 20214:21-cv-03054California295 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 7 ANTHONY BUSSIE, Case No. 21-cv-03054-KAW (PR)

Petitioner,

ORDER OF TRANSFER

v.

JANET YELLEN, Respondent.

13 Petitioner, a civil detainee housed at the Federal Medical Center in Butner, North Carolina, filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner was convicted and sentenced in the Eastern District of North Carolina. The Federal Medical Center is located in the Eastern District of North Carolina. Although the petition is difficult to understand, it appears that Petitioner seeks release from custody and is challenging the rulings in the prisoner class action, Scholl v Mnuchin, Case Number C 20-5309 (PJH) (N.D. Cal.). Section 2241 allows “the Supreme Court, any justice thereof, the district courts and any circuit judge” to grant writs of habeas corpus “within their respective jurisdictions.” 28 U.S.C. § 2241(a). The Supreme Court has interpreted this to mean that, for habeas petitions challenging physical confinement,…

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