Red Kettle v. Scott Frakes

Filing 129

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER - Petitioner's Motion for Recognizance (Filing No. 128 ) is denied. Ordered by Senior Judge Richard G. Kopf. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(GJG)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEBRASKA
BYRON K. RED KETTLE,
Petitioner,

8:13CV171

vs.
MEMORANDUM
AND ORDER

SCOTT FRAKES,
Respondent.

This matter is before the court on Petitioner’s Motion for Recognizance
(Filing No. 128) pending the court’s decision of his Motion for Reconsideration
(Filing No. 126). Because the court denied Petitioner’s motion (Filing No. 127),
Petitioner’s Motion for Recognizance is denied.
Petitioner alleges that he is entitled to “custody grade promotions” because a
South Dakota detainer on him was “invalidated following mandate in [State v. Red
Kettle, 452 N.W.2d 774 (S.D. 1990] without further action.” (Filing No. 128 at
CM/ECF p. 2.) The South Dakota Supreme Court reversed and remanded to the
trial court for it to resentence Petitioner to concurrent state and federal sentences,
rather than consecutive. Red Kettle, supra at 776-77. The court infers that
Petitioner believes that the trial court did not follow the mandate on remand.
However, any failure does not invalidate a current South Dakota state detainer on
Petitioner. To the extent Petitioner seeks to challenge his South Dakota sentences,
this is not the proper forum. See, e.g., Breeze v. Trickey, 824 F.2d 653 (8th Cir.
1987) (petitioner’s attempt to challenge the validity of his Indiana sentence through
petitions in Missouri courts did not serve to exhausted his state remedies).
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that: Petitioner’s Motion for Recognizance
(Filing No. 128) is denied.

Dated this 28th day of March, 2017.
BY THE COURT:
s/ Richard G. Kopf
Senior United States District Judge

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