Raphael Mendez v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, et al, No. 10-2806 (8th Cir. 2010)
Annotate this CaseCourt Description: Prisoner case - habeas. Denial of Section 2241 petition affirmed without comment.
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United States Court of Appeals FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT ___________ No. 10-2806 ___________ Raphael Mendez, * * Appellant, * * Appeal from the United States v. * District Court for the * District of Minnesota. Federal Bureau of Prisons; Harrell * Watts, Administrator, National Inmate * [UNPUBLISHED] Appeals, * * Appellees. * ___________ Submitted: November 12, 2010 Filed: November 17, 2010 ___________ Before WOLLMAN, MELLOY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ___________ PER CURIAM. Raphael Mendez, an involuntarily committed federal detainee who is confined at the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota, appeals the district court s1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. ยง 2241 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Upon careful review, we conclude that Mendez is not entitled to habeas relief for the reasons relied 1 The Honorable James M. Rosenbaum, United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Raymond L. Erickson, Chief United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota. upon by the district court. See Mitchell v. U.S. Parole Comm n, 538 F.3d 948, 951 (8th Cir. 2008) (per curiam) (standard of review). We also find Mendez s allegations of judicial bias to be meritless. See Liteky v. United States, 510 U.S. 540, 555 (1994). Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-
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