Legal Opinion
Willie Griffin, Jr. v. Ebbert
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 27, 2014No. 11-60700PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES L. DENNIS, Circuit Judge:
Federal prisoner Willie J. Griffin, Jr. filed this habeas petition, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, against the warden of the federal prison at which he was confined within that district. Griffin alleged a denial of due process in his loss of good-time credits. Thereafter, Griffin was transferred to FCI Sandstone in Minnesota. The Pennsylvania federal district court dismissed the petition without prejudice, holding that it lacked jurisdiction because Griffin’s immediate custodian was outside the…
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