Wedington v. United States of America et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
CALVIN WEDINGTON,
Petitioner,
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,
Respondents.
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Civil Action No. 25-11670-BEM
ORDER
MURPHY, J.
Calvin Wedington, who is confined at Federal Medical Center (“FMC”) Devens, has filed
a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. 2241 (Dkt. 1) (“Pet.”). In 1982, Wedington
was sentenced to life in prison for the second-degree murder of his wife. 	See United States v.
Wedington, Crim No. 82-00068 (D. Md.). Since 2005, he has been committed under 18 U.S.C.
§ 4245 to the custody of the Attorney General for hospitalization and treatment. See United States
v. Wedington, C.A. No. 05-00676 (D. Minn.).1 	For the reasons set forth below, the petition is
summarily dismissed without service.2
Wedington’s petition lacks clarity. For example, Wedington claims that in his commitment
case, he raised the issue of “tort settlement and form 95 wrongful Secret Service exhumed FMC
Rochester[] cemetery.” 	Pet at 6. 	Wedington insists that the records of the Federal Bureau of
Prisons wrongfully refer to him as “Calvin Scott” Wedington, even though even though he
1 Background information concerning Wedington’s criminal conviction and civil commitment is
also available at Wedington v. Warden Bowers, C.A. No. 23-40146-NMG, ECF No. 36 at 1-2 (D.
Mass. Oct. 25, 2024).
2 Federal district courts have a pre-service duty to screen habeas petitions. See 28 U.S.C. § 2243;
see also Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases (which also applies to § 2241 cases).
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allegedly does not have a middle name. 	Id. 	In support of this, he claims that “Isiah Nathaniel
Wedington . . . [was] in court after being hired by Pres. Reagan in a G512 opening.” Id. at 7. In
an apparent challenge to his civil commitment, Wedington alleges that he was an “Admiral Iraqi
Warrior,” and that the “Executive Branch did everything to make Judicial Branch realize [he] was
not Calvin Scott Wedington who was enlisted.” Id. Wedington represents that he did not present
his arguments on appeal because he “did not want to get killed by rouge white men in Judicial
Branch.” Id. at 8.
In his request for relief, Wedington writes, “Pay me.” Id. at 8. He also asks that the Court
“stop prison employees from acting like the law does not pertain to them and they can do anything
to prisoners when they can.” 	Id. 	Wedington adds, “I retired from USP in Indiana as captain
administrator.” Id.
Considering these and other allegations, the Court concludes that Wedington has not set
forth a basis for habeas relief. 	Accordingly, the petition is DENIED and this action is
DISMISSED.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 15, 2026
/s/ Brian E. Murphy
Brian E. Murphy
United States District Judge
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