In Re: Jimmy Nance, No. 15-1734 (4th Cir. 2015)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 15-1734 In Re: JIMMY LAWRENCE NANCE, Petitioner. On Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (7:92-cr-00135-JPJ-RSB-1) Submitted: September 29, 2015 Decided: October 15, 2015 Before SHEDD, KEENAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges. Petition dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Jimmy Lawrence Nance, Petitioner Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Jimmy Lawrence Nance filed a petition for an original writ of habeas corpus challenging his 1993 conviction for first degree murder of a United States Postal Service employee, in violation ordinarily of 18 U.S.C. declines to §§ 1111, entertain 1114 (2014). original This habeas court corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012), and this case provides no reason to depart from the general rule. that the interests of justice would Moreover, we find not transferring the case to the district court. § 1631 (2012). be served by See 28 U.S.C. Accordingly, we deny Nance leave to proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the petition. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. PETITION DISMISSED 2

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