Bryson v. United States

William M. Bryson, Jr., a federal prisoner convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering and sentenced to 188 months imprisonment, appeals the involuntary dismissal with prejudice of his federal habeas petition under Fed. R. Civ. Pro. 41(b). Because Bryson is a repeat filer of facially deficient habeas petitions, we affirm.

On July 24, 2007, Bryson filed a pleading seeking habeas relief entitled “Complaint Of A Conspiracy Sentencing Fraud.” The magistrate judge found the petition’s format deficient and allowed Bryson 30 days to file a conforming petition on court-approved forms. Bryson…