In re: Stanley Lorenzo Williams

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 08-2105
In Re: STANLEY LORENZO WILLIAMS,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus. (1:08-cv-00492-TDS-RAE)
Submitted: January 21, 2009 Decided: February 11, 2009
Before MICHAEL, KING, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Petition dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Stanley Lorenzo Williams, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Stanley Lorenzo Williams filed a petition for an
original writ of habeas corpus challenging his 2007 resentencing
in a North Carolina state case. This court ordinarily declines
to entertain original habeas corpus petitions under 28 U.S.C.
§ 2241 (2006), and this case provides no reason to depart from
the general rule. Moreover, we find that the interests of
justice would not be served by transferring the case to the
district court. Accordingly, we deny Williams’ motion to
proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the petition. See 28
U.S.C. § 1631 (2006). We also deny Williams’ pending motion to
show cause and to expedite. We dispense with oral argument
because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented
in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
PETITION DISMISSED

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