28 U.S.C. § 2241 Petition For Writ Of Habeas Corpus

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• Quintana v. Saulsberry
  N.D. Fla.· 2025-05-20
  The court held that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) did not abuse its discretion in denying credit for time served in Montenegro, nor is the petitioner entitled to additional First Step Act (FSA) credits without alleging successful completion of programming.
• Fountain v. Madden
  N.D. Fla.· 2025-05-15
  The court held that federal courts should abstain from interfering with pending state criminal proceedings under the Younger doctrine when certain factors are met.
• Lorusso v. State Attorney's Off.
  N.D. Fla.· 2025-05-08
  The court held that the petition for a writ of habeas corpus should be dismissed without prejudice because it is duplicative and abstention is warranted under the Younger doctrine.
• Carrera v. United States
  S.D. Fla.· 2025-04-25
  The court held that the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies because he did not comply with the Bureau of Prisons' procedural rules and timelines for filing appeals.
• Marchesini Lagos v. United States Dep't of Homeland Sec.
  M.D. Fla.· 2025-04-24
  The court denied the petitioner's motion for a temporary restraining order and stay of removal, finding procedural deficiencies and potential jurisdictional issues.
• Carrillo v. Warden FPC Pensacola
  N.D. Fla.· 2025-04-21
  The court recommended dismissal of the petition for a writ of habeas corpus because the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies and, alternatively, is not entitled to relief on the merits regarding sentencing credits or prerelease custody.
• Watson v. Gabby
  N.D. Fla.· 2025-04-17
  The court recommends dismissal of the petition for failure to prosecute and mootness.
• Smith v. Gabby
  N.D. Fla.· 2025-04-17
  The petition for writ of habeas corpus should be dismissed without prejudice for failure to comply with court orders or alternatively as moot.
• Chen v. Carlton
  S.D. Fla.· 2025-04-11
  The court held that a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 is not the proper mechanism to challenge conditions of confinement, such as inadequate medical care, and that the petitioner's claims were moot.
• Holland v. Gabby
  N.D. Fla.· 2025-04-09
  The court held that the petitioner failed to demonstrate entitlement to immediate transfer to prerelease custody, as her First Step Act credits were not yet applicable and Second Chance Act placement is discretionary.
• Clark v. Fla. Civil Commitment Ctr.
  M.D. Fla.· 2025-04-08
  Pro se prisoner Jimmie Lee Clark filed a handwritten letter and mandamus petition claiming ineffective assistance of appellate counsel in state court. The federal district court dismissed the filing without prejudice for failure to comply with procedural requirements, directing C
• France v. Field Off. Dir. ICE
  S.D. Fla.· 2025-04-01
  The court granted the motion to dismiss because the petitioner's release from custody rendered his claims moot, and he also failed to respond to the motion as required by local rules.
• Villarroel v. Warden, FCC Coleman - Low
  M.D. Fla.· 2025-03-13
  The court held that a prisoner subject to a final order of removal is ineligible to apply First Step Act time credits.
• Habib v. Miami Dade Dist. Attorney
  S.D. Fla.· 2025-03-11
  The court held that the petitioner's motion for reconsideration of the dismissal of his habeas petition was denied because he failed to establish any exceptions to the Younger abstention doctrine.
• Hunt v. Castro
  N.D. Fla.· 2025-02-13
• Heard v. Dixon
  N.D. Fla.· 2025-01-28
  The court adopted the Magistrate Judge's recommendation, holding that the petitioner's habeas petition was untimely under AEDPA and dismissing the petition.
• Petty v. Butler
  N.D. Fla.· 2025-01-14
  The court held that a case may be dismissed without prejudice for failure to comply with court orders, local rules, failure to prosecute, and failure to pay the filing fee or apply for in forma pauperis status.
• Raines v.Wingfield
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-12-09
  The petition for writ of habeas corpus is dismissed as moot because the petitioner received the requested relief, and also for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
• Maycock v. Mayorkas
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-11-25
  The district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction to review the denial of an adjustment of status application under INA § 245(a) due to the jurisdictional bar in INA § 1252(a)(2)(B).
• Bergeron v. Warden, FCC Coleman - Low
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-10-30
  The court held that the petitioner received adequate due process during prison disciplinary proceedings, as he was provided with written notice of the charges and there was sufficient evidence to support the finding of guilt.
• Walker v. Peters
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-10-29
  The court held that a federal prisoner seeking habeas corpus relief for a BOP disciplinary decision must exhaust administrative remedies with the Bureau of Prisons before filing a petition, and that the petitioner failed to do so.
• Bailey v. Warden, FCC Coleman USP I
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-10-18
  The court held that a federal prisoner cannot use a § 2241 habeas petition to challenge the validity of his sentence when a § 2255 motion is available.
• De Los Santos v. Warden, FCC Coleman-Low
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-10-17
  The court held that a prisoner subject to a final order of removal is ineligible to apply First Step Act time credits, even if they claim ignorance of the removal order.
• Gayden v. Sec'y, Dep't of Correcrtions
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-10-15
  The court held that a petitioner cannot circumvent the successive petition rule by filing a habeas corpus petition and that the court lacks jurisdiction over a successive § 2255 motion without prior Eleventh Circuit authorization.
• Greer v. Warden, FCC Coleman - USP I
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-10-11
  A federal prisoner's claim that their sentence was unconstitutionally imposed is cognizable under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, not § 2241, even if prior § 2255 motions were denied or the right to file was waived.
• Gregory v. Gabby
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-10-03
  A federal prisoner cannot use a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to challenge his conviction if the remedy under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is not inadequate or ineffective.
• Crosby v. United States
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-27
  The court held that a federal court should not interfere with pending state criminal proceedings absent exceptional circumstances, and that claims must be exhausted in state court.
• Markovich v. Heuett
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-09-17
  The court held that a federal prisoner must exhaust administrative remedies with the Bureau of Prisons before seeking a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to challenge the computation of sentence credits.
• Hastings v. McNeil
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-09-16
  The court held that a federal court should abstain from interfering with pending state criminal proceedings under the Younger doctrine when state remedies are available and no extraordinary circumstances exist.
• Martin v. Warden, Orange Cnty. Corr. Dep't
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-09-05
  The court denied the petitioner's motion for relief from judgment, finding her arguments for fraud on the court and lack of jurisdiction to be without merit.
• Ocampo-Vergara v. Gabby
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-08-28
  A prisoner's request for a transfer to a different facility is not cognizable under a habeas corpus petition and is subject to dismissal for failure to exhaust administrative remedies.
• Morales v. Dixon
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-08-28
  A state inmate does not possess a constitutional liberty interest in being transferred to or housed in a particular correctional facility, and therefore, a petition for writ of habeas corpus challenging such transfers fails to state a claim for relief.
• Easton v. United Dist. of the S. E. Region
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-08-22
  The court held that the petitioner's submission should be dismissed without prejudice as this court is not the proper venue for a compassionate release motion, and the claims do not fit within the scope of 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
• Wood v. State
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-08-19
  The court recommended dismissal of the habeas corpus petition without prejudice.
• Montero v. Warden Grant Heuett
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-08-16
  A federal prisoner cannot use a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 to challenge the restitution portion of his sentence, as there is no significant connection between his physical custody and the requested relief.
• Legg v. Gabby
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-08-15
  The court recommended that the petition for writ of habeas corpus be denied because the petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies and her claims are otherwise without merit.
• Hall v. Strong
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-08-14
  The court held that the finding of threatening bodily harm was supported by some evidence, and the delay in receiving the disciplinary report did not prejudice the petitioner, thus denying the section 2241 petition.
• Pelullo v. Warden, FCC Coleman - Low
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-08-13
  The court held that while the BOP's rule on time credit eligibility is facially valid, it was improperly applied to Petitioner by categorically denying credits for programming completed in BOP facilities simply because he was temporarily housed there on a federal writ.
• Woodside v. Miami Residential Reentry Off.
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-08-08
  The court held that the Bureau of Prisons correctly applied the maximum allowable First Step Act Time Credits to the petitioner's sentence, and therefore, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied.
• Smith v. United States
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-08-08
  A federal prisoner awaiting sentencing cannot use a § 2241 habeas petition to challenge the validity of his conviction or sentence; such claims must be brought under § 2255 after sentencing and exhaustion of direct appeal, and conditions of confinement claims belong in a § 1983 a
• Watkins v. State
  N.D. Fla.· 2024-08-06
  The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition was untimely filed under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act (AEDPA).
• Aloba v. Warden, FCC Coleman 1
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-07-22
  The court denied the petitioner's motion for reconsideration because he failed to provide grounds warranting such relief.
• Phadael v. Field Off. Dir.
  S.D. Fla.· 2024-06-20
  The court held that the petitioner's habeas petition was premature because his detention was lawful and within the presumptive six-month period following a final order of removal.
• O'Steen v. Warden, FCC Coleman - Low
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-06-13
  The court held that a federal prisoner's claim that a disciplinary proceeding violated due process due to the untimely receipt of a Disciplinary Hearing Officer's report is not grounds for habeas relief if the prisoner cannot demonstrate substantial prejudice, and that the admini
• Curry v. Warden Carlton
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-03-19
  The court held that it lacked subject matter jurisdiction to hear a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 because the petitioner was challenging the validity of his sentence, not its execution, and the remedy under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 was not inadequate or ineffective.
• Martinez v. Snider
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-03-08
  The court held that the petitioner's habeas corpus petition is successive and untimely, and therefore dismissed.
• Hatcher v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Duval)
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-02-27
  The court held that a federal court should not interfere with pending state criminal proceedings absent exceptional circumstances, and the petitioner's claims did not meet these exceptions.
• Jarman v. State
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-02-08
  The court held that a pretrial detainee's petition for a writ of habeas corpus must be dismissed without prejudice because the court must abstain under Younger v. Harris and the petitioner failed to exhaust state remedies.
• Parker v. State
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-01-30
  Anesha Parker filed a federal habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging an adjudication of incapacity issued by the District of Columbia's juvenile justice agency. The court denied the petition on jurisdictional grounds, finding Parker failed to meet the 'in custo
• Silva v. Warden, FCC Coleman - Low
  M.D. Fla.· 2024-01-09
  A prisoner serving a sentence for a § 924(c) offense is ineligible for time credits under the First Step Act, even after completing that specific sentence, because multiple consecutive sentences are treated as a single aggregate term for administrative purposes.