Legal Opinion

Cantrall v. Chester

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided January 6, 2012No. 11-3167UnpublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

DAVID M. EBEL, Circuit Judge.

James V. Cantrall, a pro se federal prisoner, seeks review of the district court’s denial of his claim for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Exercising jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, we conclude that Mr. Cantrall has failed to exhaust available administrative remedies and therefore DISMISS his appeal.

Mr. Cantrall was incarcerated in a federal prison in Kansas after pleading guilty to drug charges. At Mr. Cantrall’s sentencing in November 2008, the sentencing court imposed a two-point gun enhancement. While incarcerated, Mr. Cantrall…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Woodford v. NgoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  2. Garza v. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
  3. Michael Goodwin v. State of Oklahoma, Department of Corrections, R. Michael Cody, Gary MaynardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991

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  5. Fox v. FCI Berlin, WardenDistrict Court, D. New Hampshire · 2022

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