Legal Opinion

Mitchell v. Johnson

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided April 30, 2021No. Civil Action No. 2020-2057Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WALLACE MITCHELL, Plaintiff, v. No. 20-cv-2057 (DLF) LENNARD JOHNSON, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Wallace Mitchell, an inmate formerly housed at the D.C. Jail, seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, which applies to inmates in federal custody. See Pet., Dkt. 1. Also before the Court are Mitchell’s (1) Motion for Recusal, Dkt. 10; (2) Motion for an Entry of Default and Judgment on the Pleadings, Dkt. 11; and (3) Second Motion for Default Judgment on the Pleadings, Dkt. 19. For the reasons that follow, the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Erickson v. PardusSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Gonzalez v. CrosbySupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  3. Iron Arrow Honor Society v. HecklerSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense CenterSupreme Court of the United States · 2013
  5. James Cameron v. Richard Thornburgh, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1993

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