Kareem Al-Jaml Young v. B. M. Trate

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California adopted the magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations in a federal prisoner’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas proceeding. The court dismissed the petition with prejudice for lack of jurisdiction, declined to issue a certificate of appealability, and directed the clerk to close the case.

Holdings

1. The district court presumes the magistrate judge's findings of fact correct and reviews the magistrate judge's conclusions of law de novo.
2. The petition for a writ of habeas corpus was properly dismissed with prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court should adopt the magistrate judge's findings and recommendations when petitioner filed no objections after proper service.
2. Whether the petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 should be dismissed for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

Disposition

dismissed