Legal Opinion
Ricardo Gallegos-Hernandez v. USA
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 2012No. 10-50943PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Per curiam
Ricardo Gallegos-Hernandez, federal prisoner # 36299-013, an alien with a detainer placed against him, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, challenges the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition seeking the benefit of drug-rehabilitation programs and halfway house placement. The district court dismissed the action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction under § 2241 on grounds that the asserted claims should have been brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In the alternative, the district court held the case should be dismissed because Gallegos had failed to exhaust his administrative remedies.…
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