Jester v. Wilson ( 2019 )


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    FILED
    UNITED sTATES DISTRICT CoURT APR"l 7 2019
    FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
    C|erk, U.S. D|strict & Bankruptcy
    Gourts for the Dlstrict of Co|umbla
    ARRIGO JESTER, )
    )
    Petitioner, )
    )
    v. ) Civil Action No.l :19-cv-00643 (UNA)
    1 )
    WILSON, )
    )
    Respondent. )
    MEMORANDUM OPINION
    This matter is before the court on its initial review of petitioner’s pro se habeas corpus
    petition (“Pet.”) and application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Petitioner is a Georgia
    state prisoner designated to the Georgia State Prison, located in Reidsville, GA. Pet. at caption.
    Per his own admission, he was convicted in Georgia state court and sues the state judge who
    presided over his underlying his criminal matter. See 
    id. at l.
    Petitioner challenges his conviction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Ia’. at l. Habeas relief
    pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 is available only after the exhaustion of available state remedies 28
    U.S.C. § 2254(b)(l). Thereafter, “an application for a Writ of habeas corpus [ ] made by a person
    in custody under the judgment and sentence of a State court . . . may be filed in the district court
    `for the district wherein such person is in custody or in the district court for the district within which
    the State court Was held which convicted and sentenced [petitioner] and each of such district courts
    shall have concurrent jurisdiction to entertain the application.” 28 U.S.C. § 224l(d). Therefore,
    this court lacks jurisdiction over petitioner's § 2254 habeas action.
    For the foregoing reasons, this action will .parate Order accompanies
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    this Memorandum Opinion.
    é ` United Stat s District Judge
    Date: Apri , 2019
    

Document Info

Docket Number: Civil Action No. 2019-0643

Judges: Judge Emmet G. Sullivan

Filed Date: 4/17/2019

Precedential Status: Precedential

Modified Date: 4/18/2019