Legal Opinion

MCDOWELL v. United States

District Court, S.D. Indiana

Decided May 5, 2023No. 2:23-cv-00044Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA TERRE HAUTE DIVISION DIMORIO MCDOWELL, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) No. 2:23-cv-00044-JPH-MKK ) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) ) Respondent. ) ENTRY DIRECTING FURTHER PROCEEDINGS The petitioner brings the instant petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. To proceed under § 2241, a motion pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2255

must be "inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of his detention." 28 U.S.C. § 2255(e). Section 2255 is inadequate or ineffective if the following three requirements are met: (1) "the petitioner must…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. United States v. BookerSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Bernard Hawkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  3. Bernard Hawkins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2013
  4. Allen Brown v. Jeffrey E. KruegerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2022

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