Brown v. United States of America (INMATE 3)

Filing 13

ORDER that the 12 Recommendation is ADOPTED. It is ORDERED as follows: 1. Plaintiff Cedrick Brown's 1 2255 Motion is CHARACTERIZED as a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2241. 2. This action is TRANSFERRED to the United Stat es District Court for the Southern District of Indiana pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1631. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to take the necessary steps to effectuate the terms of this order. Signed by Chief Judge William Keith Watkins on 3/30/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Appeals Checklist)(dmn, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
EASTERN DIVISION
CEDRICK BROWN, No. 10750002,
Plaintiff,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Defendant.

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CASE NO. 3:16-CV-766-WKW
[WO]

ORDER
On January 17, 2017, the Magistrate Judge filed a Recommendation to
which no timely objections have been filed. (Doc. # 12.) Upon an independent
review of the record and upon consideration of the Recommendation, it is
ORDERED that the Recommendation is ADOPTED.
Accordingly, it is ORDERED as follows:
1.

Plaintiff Cedrick Brown’s “2255 motion” (Doc. # 1) is CHARACTERIZED

as a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
2.

This action is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the

Southern District of Indiana pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1631.

The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to take the necessary steps to
effectuate the terms of this order.
DONE this 30th day of March, 2017.
/s/ W. Keith Watkins
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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