James VanDolah v. Linda Sanders, No. 07-3304 (8th Cir. 2008)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Prisoner case - habeas. Dismissal of Section 2241 petition affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 07-3304 ___________ James Christopher VanDolah, Appellant, v. Linda Sanders, Warden, FCI-Forrest City, Appellee. * * * * Appeal from the United States * District Court for the Eastern * District of Arkansas. * * [UNPUBLISHED] * * ___________ Submitted: December 11, 2008 Filed: December 16, 2008 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, SMITH, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Federal prisoner James VanDolah appeals the district court s1 order dismissing his 28 U.S.C. ยง 2241 petition. Following de novo review, see Hill v. Morrison, 349 F.3d 1089, 1091 (8th Cir. 2003), we conclude that the district court s decision was proper, and we decline to consider VanDolah s newly raised constitutional claims, see 1 The Honorable Susan Webber Wright, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Beth Deere, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Int l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, Local Union No. 545 v. Hope Elec. Corp., 380 F.3d 1084, 1096 (8th Cir. 2004). Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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