MCDOWELL v. United States
District Court, S.D. Indiana
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…
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