ANTHONY v. HASSELL
Filing
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MEMORANDUM OPINION Signed by Judge William M Acker, Jr on 12/10/13. (SAC )
FILED
2013 Dec-10 AM 11:52
U.S. DISTRICT COURT
N.D. OF ALABAMA
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ALABAMA
MIDDLE DIVISION
JOSEPH DANIEL ANTHONY,
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Petitioner,
v.
SCOTT HASSELL, Warden,
Respondent.
Case No. 4:13-cv-1423-WMA-PWG
MEMORANDUM OPINION
This case is before the court on the Petition for Habeas
Corpus brought by petitioner, Joseph Daniel Anthony (“Petitioner”),
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner initially filed this case
on May 8, 2013, in the Northern District of Florida.
(Doc. # 1).
On July 31, 2013, the case was transferred to the Northern District
of Alabama.
(Doc. # 7).
Upon review, the assigned magistrate judge found a preceding
§
2241
petition
pending
in
Petitioner on April 24, 2013.
4:13-cv-0767-SLB-PWG).
this
district;
it
was
filed
by
(See Anthony v. Hassell, et al., No.
Further
review
reveals
that
the
two
petitions seek identical relief and are, in fact, nearly identical
copies of one another. (Compare 4:13-cv-0767-SLB-PWG Doc. # 1 with
4:13-cv-1427-WMA-PWG Doc. # 1). Accordingly, on November 20, 2013,
the magistrate judge ordered Petitioner to show cause within
fourteen (14) days why this later-filed petition should not be
dismissed as duplicative.
(Doc. # 8).
nothing in response to this order.
Petitioner has filed
Accordingly, this case is due to be dismissed as duplicative
of Petitioner’s earlier-filed and currently pending § 2241 habeas
petition.
An appropriate order will be entered.
DONE this 10th day of December, 2013.
_____________________________
WILLIAM M. ACKER, JR.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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