Collins v. Watson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF TENNESSEE AT CHATTANOOGA LARRY JOE COLLINS, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) ) No.: 1:20-CV-349-CLC-CHS v. ) ) J.T. WATSON, Warden, ) ) Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner, a federal inmate housed at the United States Penitentiary, Florence High, in Florence, Colorado, has filed a petition for relief pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2241

seeking release from imprisonment due to the global coronavirus pandemic [Doc. 2]. Having considered the petition and applicable law, the Court finds this action should be transferred. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2242, a habeas petition…