House v. USA

* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined
that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent
except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR.
R. 47.5.4.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
October 22, 2003
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 03-10622
Summary Calendar
CHARLES ALLEN HOUSE,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Respondent-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:03-CV-00320-A
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Before JONES, BENAVIDES, and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Charles Allen House, federal prisoner #06081-112, appeals
the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition, which challenged
his conviction for conspiracy to possess with intent to
distribute methamphetamine. House argues that he is actually
innocent of the offense of conviction because his indictment did
not cite 21 U.S.C. § 846 and further, that the district court did
not determine whether he properly filed his petition in the
Northern District of Texas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1651(a) and

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2241. The district court found that House’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241
petition was improperly filed and was not salvaged by 28 U.S.C.
§ 2255's “savings clause.”
House was not entitled to pursue habeas relief under 28
U.S.C. § 1651 because he remains in custody and has not completed
his sentence. See United States v. Dyer, 136 F.3d 417, 422 (5th
Cir. 1998). Moreover, because House is not incarcerated in
Texas, the district court did not have jurisdiction to entertain
his petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. See Lee v. Wetzel,
244 F.3d 370, 373-75 (5th Cir. 2001). Accordingly, the judgment
of the district court is VACATED and the case is REMANDED with
instructions to DISMISS House’s 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition without
prejudice for lack of jurisdiction.

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