United States v. Mobarekeh

ORDER AND JUDGMENT *

Harris L Hartz Circuit Judge

Claiming it lacked jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma dismissed a claim for relief filed by Applicant Majid Iranpour Mobarekeh. Because the district court properly construed Applicant’s claim as arising under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and because applications under § 2241 must be filed in the prisoner’s district , of confinement, we affirm.

In 2015 Applicant pleaded guilty to one count of smuggling goods from the United States, see 18 U.S.C. § 554(a), and one count of possessing opium with intent to…