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Every decision we've filed under Habeas Corpus - General (28 USC 2241).
The Fifth Circuit vacated a district court dismissal of a habeas petition because the petitioner named the wrong respondent. The court held that the proper respondent in a habeas action must be the person who has actual custody over the petitioner.
The Seventh Circuit held that an Indiana child-molesting conviction qualifies as a prior state conviction "relating to aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, or abusive sexual conduct involving a minor or ward" under 18 U.S.C. Section 2252A(b)(2), triggering the ten-year mandatory minimum for Schatz's federal child-pornography conviction.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Michael Townes's complaint against federal agencies for lack of Article III standing and because the claims were premature. The court held that Townes failed to allege a real and immediate threat of future harm and that his request for relief would necessarily imply the invalidity of his existing conviction.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a federal prisoner's habeas corpus petition. The court found no reversible error in the lower court's handling of the challenge to the execution of the sentence.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a habeas corpus petition. The appellate court held that the petitioner forfeited his right to appellate review by failing to file specific objections to the magistrate judge's recommendation.
The First Circuit affirmed the sentence of a registered sex offender convicted of attempting to entice a minor and transfer obscene material, rejecting claims of prosecutorial misconduct, ineffective assistance of counsel, and substantive unreasonableness.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied a petition for review of an immigration order. The court found the petitioner failed to demonstrate prejudice from alleged counsel errors or due process violations.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's habeas corpus petition challenging a prison disciplinary proceeding. The court held that the prisoner failed to demonstrate any collateral consequences or abridged fundamental constitutional rights resulting from the timing of a disciplinary report.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of Michael Townes's complaint seeking relief from civil disabilities arising from his federal conviction. The court held that Townes lacked Article III standing and that his claims were premature under the rule established in Heck v. Humphrey.
The Third Circuit affirmed the convictions of Kareem Harry despite finding that federal marshals and the district court erroneously excluded his mother and the public from the courtroom during trial. The court held that these errors did not seriously affect the fairness or integrity of the judicial proceedings.