Claiborne, Jr. v. Rivers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS WESTERN DIVISION Beverly A. Claiborne, Jr., ) Petitioner, ) ) No. 19 CV 50190 v. ) Judge Iain D. Johnston ) Thomas Bergami,1 ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Petitioner Beverly A. Claiborne, Jr. has filed a petition under

28 U.S.C. § 2241

to vacate or set aside his conviction for use of a firearm during a drug trafficking offense that resulted in murder. For the reasons that follow, the petition [1] is denied. BACKGROUND In November 3, 1999, Mr. Claiborne was indicted on numerous counts including drug offenses, firearm…