Legal Opinion
Stephenson v. Barr
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 2, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2019-2161Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DAVID CARROLL STEPHENSON, Petitioner, v. No. 19-cv-02161 (DLF) WILLIAM P. BARR, Attorney General, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION Before the Court is pro se petitioner David Carroll Stephenson’s “Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person Detained in Federal Custody Pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2241
and Report of Criminal Misconduct Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4,” Dkt. 1. Stephenson’s 138-page petition asserts at least five claims and appears to seek relief under both
28 U.S.C. § 2255
and 28 U.S.C. § 2441. See Pet. at 6 (asserting that “the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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