Nathan Cook v. Michael Pearce, Warden, No. 15-50592 (5th Cir. 2016)
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Case: 15-50592 Document: 00513497066 Page: 1 Date Filed: 05/09/2016 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT No. 15-50592 Summary Calendar United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED May 9, 2016 Lyle W. Cayce Clerk NATHAN LEE COOK, Petitioner-Appellant v. MICHAEL PEARCE, Warden, Bastrop Federal Correctional Institution, Respondent-Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 1:14-CV-913 Before GRAVES, HIGGINSON, and COSTA, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: * Nathan Lee Cook, federal prisoner # 11280-078, appeals the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for abuse of the writ. He is serving a sentence for federal drug and firearm offenses. Cook’s petition alleged that he is being unlawfully detained because he has not been given credit for time served while he was in state custody. Also, he moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. * Case: 15-50592 Document: 00513497066 Page: 2 Date Filed: 05/09/2016 No. 15-50592 Because Cook’s § 2241 petition raised legal claims that were rejected in a prior § 2241 proceeding, see Cook v. Meeks, Civ. No. 12-179, 2014 WL 2154897 (W.D. Penn. May 22, 2014), the district court did not abuse its discretion when it dismissed the new § 2241 petition for abuse of the writ. See 28 U.S.C. § 2244(a); United States v. Tubwell, 37 F.3d 175, 177-78 (5th Cir. 1994). We DISMISS Cook’s appeal as frivolous, see 5TH CIR. R. 42.2, and DENY his IFP motion. 2
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