JACKSON v. VANNOY et al

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
WADE P. JACKSON, )
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Petitioner, )
v. ) Civil Action No. 25-1252 (UNA)
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WARDEN DARREL VANNOY, et al., )
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Respondents. )
MEMORANDUM OPINION
Petitioner Wade P. Jackson currently is incarcerated at the Louisiana State Prison in Angola,
Louisiana. Before the court is his application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2), pro se
petition for a writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 1), and motion for leave to file a successive petition for a
writ of habeas corpus (ECF No. 3). Generally, Petitioner challenges his conviction and sentence, and
demands his immediate release from custody.
Federal court review of state court convictions is available under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 only after the
exhaustion of available state remedies. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1). Thereafter, “an application for a writ of
habeas corpus [ ] made by a person in custody under the judgment and sentence of a State court . . . may
be filed in the district court for the district wherein such person is in custody or in the district court for the
district within which the State court was held which convicted and sentenced [petitioner] and each of such
district courts shall have concurrent jurisdiction to entertain the application.” 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). Even
if Petitioner had exhausted state remedies, given his conviction in a Louisiana court and incarceration in a
Louisiana prison, this matter may not proceed in the District of Columbia.
The court GRANTS Petitioner leave to proceed in forma pauperis and DENIES the petition and
motion for leave to file a successive petition. An Order is issued separately.
/s/
TANYA S. CHUTKAN
DATE: March 20, 2026 United States District Judge
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