Dooley v. Allen et al (INMATE 2)

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REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS of the Magistrate Judge that this case be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama pursuant to the provisions of 28 USC 2241(d); Objections to R&R due by 4/9/2007. Signed by Judge Susan Russ Walker on 3/27/2007. (wcl, )

Dooley v. Allen et al (INMATE 2)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA NORTHERN DIVISION ____________________________ JASON DOOLEY, #238 368 Petitioner, v. LEON FORNISS, WARDEN, et al., Respondents. ____________________________ * * * * * 2:07-CV-224-WKW (WO)

RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE Petitioner, Jason Dooley, filed this 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition for habeas corpus relief in this court on March 12, 2007.1 Petitioner is currently serving a term of 10 years imprisonment following his conviction for first degree sexual abuse against him by the Circuit Court for Marion County, Alabama on November 19, 2003. It is this convictions which Petitioner seeks to challenge in the instant application for habeas corpus relief. DISCUSSION This court, "in the exercise of its discretion and in furtherance of justice," may transfer Petitioner's application for writ of habeas corpus to "the district court for the district within

Although the present petition was stamped "filed" in this court on March 13, 2007, the petition was signed by Petitioner on March 12, 2007. A pro se inmate's petition is deemed filed the date it is delivered to prison officials for mailing. Houston v. Lack, 487 U.S. 266, 271-272 (1988); Adams v. United States, 173 F.3d 1339, 1340-41 (11th Cir. 1999); Garvey v. Vaughn, 993 F.2d 776, 780 (11th Cir. 1993). "Absent evidence to the contrary in the form of prison logs or other records, [this court] must assume that [the instant petition] was delivered to prison authorities the day [Dooley] signed it . . ." Washington v. United States, 243 F.3d 1299, 1301 (11th Cir. 2001). In light of the foregoing, the court construes March 12, 2007 as the date of filing.

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which the State court was held which convicted" Petitioner. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). Petitioner challenges a conviction entered against him by the Circuit Court for Marion County, Alabama. Marion County is located within the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama. In light of the foregoing, the court concludes that the transfer of this case to such other court for hearing and determination is appropriate. CONCLUSION Accordingly, it is the RECOMMENDATION of the Magistrate Judge that this case be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). It is further ORDERED that the parties are DIRECTED to file any objections to the Recommendation on or before April 9, 2007. Any objections filed must specifically identify the findings in the Magistrate Judge's Recommendation to which a party objects. Frivolous, conclusive or general objections will not be considered by the District Court. The parties are advised that this Recommendation is not a final order of the court and, therefore, it is not appealable. Failure to file written objections to the proposed findings and recommendations in the Magistrate Judge's report shall bar the party from a de novo determination by the District Court of issues covered in the report and shall bar the party from attacking on appeal factual findings in the report accepted or adopted by the District Court except upon grounds of plain error or manifest injustice. Nettles v. Wainwright, 677 F.2d 404 (5th Cir. 1982). See Stein
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v. Reynolds Securities, Inc., 667 F.2d 33 (11th Cir. 1982). See also Bonner v. City of Prichard, 661 F.2d 1206 (11th Cir. 1981) (en banc), adopting as binding precedent all of the decisions of the former Fifth Circuit handed down prior to the close of business on September 30, 1981. DONE, this 27th day of March 2007.

/s/ Susan Russ Walker SUSAN RUSS WALKER UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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