Legal Opinion
Moore v. Smith
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 6, 2006No. 06-5078PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGMENT
2Per curiam
This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the brief, the supplements thereto, and appendix filed by the appellant. It is
ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that the district court’s order filed January 11, 2006, be affirmed. The district court properly dismissed appellant’s habeas petition without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. A collateral attack on appellant’s sentence must be pursued through a motion, filed in the sentencing court, to vacate his sentence pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See Chatman-Bey v.…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- Wilton Chatman-Bey v. Richard Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
4Cited by2 opinions
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