Legal Opinion

Bennie Overton v. Warden Gilley

District Court, W.D. Virginia

Decided May 15, 2026No. 7:25-cv-00397Unknown

1Opinion

HARRISONBURG, VA FILED IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT May 15, 2026 FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA | auRA A. AUSTIN, CLE DEPUTY CLERE BENNIE OVERTON, ) Petitioner, ) Case No. 7:25-cv-00397 ) ) By: Hon. Michael F. Urbanski WARDEN GILLEY, ) Senior United States District Judge Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Bennie Overton, a federal inmate proceeding pro se, commenced this action by filing a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2241

against the Warden of United States Penitentiary (USP) Lee. Overton alleges that he has been unjustly deprived of access to email and…

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  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Meachum v. FanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. David Wayne Evans v. B.F. Perkins CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1999

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