Peterson v. Genovese

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE EASTERN DIVISION SHEROD PETERSON, Petitioner, v. No. 1:21-cv-01156-JDB-jay KEVIN GENOVESE, Respondent. ORDER DISMISSING § 2241 PETITION, DENYING CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY, AND DENYING LEAVE TO APPEAL IN FORMA PAUPERIS The Petitioner, Sherod Peterson, a Tennessee prisoner, has filed a pro se habeas corpus petition (the “Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Docket Entry (“D.E.”) 1.) For the following reasons, the Petition is DISMISSED. Peterson asserts that he is currently serving a state sentence in a Tennessee…