Legal Opinion
Dyson v. Fox
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 15, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2017-1265Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DARNELL LEON DYSON, JR., Petitioner, Civil Action No. 17-1265 (RDM) v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al., Respondents. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Darnell Leon Dyson Jr. initiated this action by filing a pleading captioned “Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241.” Dkt. 1 at 1. Consistent with the rules governing habeas petitions, Dyson paid the required $5 filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). In all other cases, the party “instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding” must either pay a filing fee of…
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