James Murray v. Warden Lewisburg USP

OPINION *

Pro se appellant James Murray, a prisoner confined in the United States Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, appeals the District Court’s order dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Murray’s appeal requires a certificate of appealability (COA) to proceed. Because he does not meet the standard for issuing one, we decline to do so and will dismiss the appeal.

According to his habeas petition, Murray is currently serving a sentence imposed by the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. After he had begun serving that sentence, he was…