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Kenneth R. Smith v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

District Court, S.D. Illinois

Decided January 26, 2026No. 3:25-cv-01544Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS KENNETH R. SMITH, Petitioner, v. Case No. 3:25-CV-1544-NJR FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, Respondent. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ROSENSTENGEL, District Judge: This matter is before the Court on the Petition for Redress of Grievances Pursuant to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution filed by Kenneth R. Smith. (Doc. 1). The Court construed Smith’s filing as a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2241

and ordered a response. (Doc. 12). For the reasons set forth below, the Petition is now dismissed without…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Tapia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2011
  4. James J. Valona v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  5. Michael Richmond v. Joseph Scibana, Warden, Federal Correctional Institution at Oxford, WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004

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