Estrada v. Outlaw

Filing 5

ORDER denying 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis filed by Arthur W Estrada and dismissing his case without prejudice because petitioner should have filed it in the Middle District of California. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 11/12/10. (bkp)

Estrada v. Outlaw

Doc. 5

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS EASTERN DIVISION ARTHUR W. ESTRADA REG. #14483-064 v. CASE NO. 2:10CV00165 BSM/JTR RESPONDENT ORDER Petitioner Arthur W. Estrada ("Estrada") has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. [Doc. Nos. 1, 2]. According to the financial information provided from prison officials, Estrada: (1) has had an average monthly balance for the last six months of $40.16; and (2) has had average monthly deposits for the last six months of $141.63. [Doc. No. 2]. Based on this information, Estrada has sufficient funds to pay the $5.00 filing fee. Therefore, the motion to proceed in forma pauperis is denied, and service of the petition is not appropriate at this time. Additionally, Estrada has filed a change of address indicating that he has been transferred to a BOP facility in Taft, California. [Doc. No. 4]. The BOP's website lists Estrada's location as USP Victorville in Adelanto, California, in the Middle District of California. See http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/LocateInmate.jsp. Because Estrada's immediate custodian is not within the Eastern District of Arkansas, his case is dismissed, without PETITIONER

T.C. OUTLAW, Warden, FCI Forrest City

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prejudice, for lack of jurisdiction. See Rumsfield v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 442 (2004) (Section 2241 requires "that the court issuing the writ have jurisdiction over [petitioner's] custodian."); Rasul v. Bush, 542 U.S. 466, 478-79 (2004) ("[A] district court acts within [its] respective jurisdiction within the meaning of § 2241 as long as the custodian can be reached by service of process.") (citations omitted); see also 28 U.S.C. § 2243 ("The writ, or order to show cause shall be directed to the person having custody of the person detained."). If Estrada wishes to proceed with his § 2241 habeas action, he should file his petition in the Middle District of California, and pay the $5.00 filing fee. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT petitioner's motion to proceed in forma pauperis [Doc. No. 1] is DENIED, and his case is DISMISSED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Dated this 12th day of November, 2010. UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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