Legal Opinion
Welch v. Mukasey
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided December 17, 2008No. 9:08-cv-01217PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
DAVID N. HURD, District Judge.
Petitioner Elbert Welch (“Petitioner” or “Welch”), has submitted a pro se amended petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Dkt. No. 4. For the reasons that follow, the amended petition will be dismissed.
I. Background:
On November 12, 2008, Welch filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. See Dkt. No. 1. In the petition, Welch alleged that he is a federal witness who is illegally detained in a New York Correctional Facility “under constraint and constructive custody imposed by FBI Director…
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