Legal Opinion

Friday James v. Warden York County Prison

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided July 18, 2017No. 16-4352Unpublished

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION *

PER CURIAM .

Friday Ogunyemi James, a pre-removal detainee proceeding pro se, appeals from the District Court’s order denying his petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. We will affirm.

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James is a Liberian citizen who entered the United States in 2000 and adjusted his status to lawful permanent resident in 2009. In October 2012, a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found James guilty of 26 counts of preparing false tax returns, in violation of 26 U.S.C, § 7206(2). He was sentenced to thirty-six months’…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Demore v. KimSupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  2. Diop v. Ice/Homeland SecurityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
  3. Jose Chavez-Alvarez v. Warden York County PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2015
  4. Leslie v. Attorney General of United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2012
  5. JOSEPHBoard of Immigration Appeals · 1999

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