Chapman v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY SOUTHERN DIVISION at LONDON COURTNEY KENTRELL CHAPMAN, ) ) Petitioner, ) Civil Case No. ) 6:20-cv-198-JMH v. ) ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) & ORDER Respondent. ) *** *** *** *** Courtney Kentrell Chapman is an inmate at the United States Penitentiary – McCreary in Pine Knot, Kentucky. Proceeding without a lawyer, Chapman filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. [DE 1]. Chapman claims that his 2019 federal conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm is no longer valid…