Legal Opinion
Sweeney v. United States Parole Commission
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 18, 2016No. Civil Action No. 2016-0404PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge
Pro se Petitioner John Sweeney is currently incarcerated in the District of Columbia Jail. He originally challenged the legality of his detention by filing a habeas action under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on February 12, 2016, which was assigned to Judge Rosemary Collyer of this district. Apparently believing that two rolls of the dice are better than one, he then filed this identical § 2241 Petition before this Court two weeks later. As the legality of Sweeney’s detention has already been decided on the merits, the Court will deny this…
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