Kinard v. O'Brien, No. 7:2007cv00601 - Document 30 (W.D. Va. 2019)

Court Description: OPINION and ORDER denying 29 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by Senior Judge Jackson L. Kiser on 2/26/2019. (slt)

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CLERK' : OFFICE U.s.DI ST.COURT AT DANVILLE,VA FILED IN TH E UNITED STATES DISTRICT CO URT FOR THE W ESTERN DISTRICT O F VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION D AM EL W .K IN AR D , Petitioner, V, TERRY O'BRIEN Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) FEB 2s 2219 JUL .D DLEM CL X :M l DEPUTY CLER CivilA ction N o.7:07cv00601 O PINIO N & O R D ER By:Ilon.Jaclkson L.Kiser SeniorUnited statesDistrictJudge DanielW .Kinard,afederalinm ateproceedingpr/se,filedapetition forwritofhabeascop us ptlrsuantto 28 U.S.C.j 2241,challenging the calculation ofhisgood timecredits. Idenied the petition in 2008. In 2019,Kinard filed am otion forreconsideration,stating thatthesentence credit statutehasbeen reinterpreted in awaythatwould offerhim relief. However,ithasbeenoveradecade,andKinard isnow incarcerated atFCIOxford,in Oxford, W isconsin.Thus,jtlrisdictionoverKinard'sj2241petitionliesintheW esternDistrictofW isconsin. See Rllmsfeld v.Padilla,542 U.S.426,442 (2004)(noting federaldistrictcourtsare çtlimited to granting (j2241)habeasreliefçwithintheirrespectivejtlrisdictions.'...(Tqhetraditionalnzlehas alwaysbeenthattheGreatW ritistissuableonlyinthedistrictofconfinement.''')(quoting28U.S.C. j2241(a);Carbov.UnitedStates,364U.S.611,617(1961)). Therefore,Kinard should pursue habeas relief in the United States Diskict Courtfor the t W esternDistrictofW isconsin,andIdenyhismotionforreconsideration forlack ofjurisdiction. ENTEREDthisWi dayofFebruary,2019. Kinard v. O'Brien Doc. 30 S IORUNITE STV ESDISTMCTJUDGE Dockets.Justia.com

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