Crawford v. Drew

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FILED UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FEB ~ 8 2011 FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Clerk, U.S. District & Bankruptcy

Courts for the District of Columbia

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JAMES B. CRAWFORD, )

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Petitioner, )

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v. ) Civil Action No. 11 Oalti

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D.B. DREW, )

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Respondent. )

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MEMORANDUM OPINION

This matter comes before the Court upon review of petitioner's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The application will be granted and the petition will be dismissed.

The instant petition is substantially similar to that filed in a prior habeas action, Crawford y. Drew, No. 09-2447, 2009 WL 5173506 (D.D.C. Dec. 30,2009), and it, too, must be dismissed because a motion in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia under D.C. Code. § 23-110 is petitioner's means of challenging his conviction and sentence. See id. "The mere denial of relief by the local court[] does not render the local remedy inadequate or ineffective." Id., 2009 WL 5173506, at *2 (citations omitted).

An Order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion is issued separately on this same date.