Gravitt v. Tyszkiewicz

Darwin Gravitt, a Michigan prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals a district court judgment dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(1), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously *349agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. R.App. P. 34(a).

On June 13, 2000, Gravitt filed a habeas corpus petition naming as respondent Zbigniew Tyszkiewicz, warden of the Ionia Maximum Correctional Facility where Gravitt is incarcerated. In his petition, Gravitt raised…