In Re: Jerry Key, No. 13-1981 (4th Cir. 2013)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 13-1981 In re: JERRY LEE KEY, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (2:97-cr-00033-1) Submitted: November 19, 2013 Before WYNN and Circuit Judge. FLOYD, Circuit Decided: November 21, 2013 Judges, and HAMILTON, Senior Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion. Jerry Lee Key, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Jerry Lee Key has filed in this application for a writ of habeas corpus. court an original This court ordinarily declines to entertain an original habeas petition filed under 28 U.S.C.A. § 2241 (West 2006 & Supp. 2013), and this case provides no reason to depart from this general rule. that the interests of justice would Moreover, we find not be served transferring the matter to the appropriate district court. by See 28 U.S.C. § 1631 (2006); Fed. R. App. P. 22(a). Accordingly, temporarily block we deny out-of-region dismiss the § 2241 petition. as moot Key s institutional motion to transfer, and We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION DENIED 2

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