Thomas Farmer v. R. Wolfe, No. 23-6589 (4th Cir. 2023)

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UNPUBLISHED UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT No. 23-6589 THOMAS LEE FARMER, Petitioner - Appellant, v. R.M. WOLFE, Warden, Respondent - Appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Wheeling. John Preston Bailey, District Judge. (5:21-cv-00147-JPB-JPM) Submitted: September 28, 2023 Decided: October 3, 2023 Before NIEMEYER, THACKER, and RUSHING, Circuit Judges. Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion. Thomas Lee Farmer, Appellant Pro Se. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM: Thomas Lee Farmer appeals the district court’s order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. In light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Jones v. Hendrix, 143 S. Ct. 1857, 1867-69 (2023) (holding that a petitioner cannot use § 2241 petition to mount successive collateral challenges to federal convictions or sentences), we conclude that Farmer cannot pursue his claims in a § 2241 petition. Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s order dismissing Farmer’s § 2241 petition. Farmer v. Wolfe, No. 5:21-cv-00147JPB-JPM (N.D.W. Va. May 31, 2023). 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. AFFIRMED 2

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