John G. Westine v. Warden Willie Scott

[DO NOT PUBLISH] IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FILED

FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUITU.S. COURT OF APPEALS ________________________ ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

MAR 23, 2010 No. 09-12647 JOHN LEY

Non-Argument Calendar CLERK ________________________

D. C. Docket No. 02-00753-CV-CAM-1

JOHN G. WESTINE,

Petitioner-Appellant, versus

WARDEN WILLIE SCOTT, Atlanta,

Respondent, KATHLEEN HAWK, Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, WARDEN WILEY, US PROBATION OFFICE Atlanta, New Warden,

Respondents-Appellees. ________________________

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia _________________________

(March 23, 2010)

Before DUBINA, Chief Judge, CARNES and MARCUS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner/Appellant John G. Westine, proceeding pro se, appeals the denial of his motion for a status hearing on his amended “writ of habeas corpus under the savings clause.” Westine argues that he is actually innocent of his offenses of conviction and is entitled to relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 based on the savings clause of 28 U.S.C. § 2255. He asserts that his claim was a properly filed § 2241 habeas petition.

“[I]ssues not briefed on appeal by a pro se litigant are deemed abandoned.” Timson v. Sampson, 518 F.3d 870, 874 (11th Cir. 2008), cert. denied, 129 S. Ct. 74 (2008).

After reviewing the record, we conclude that Westine has abandoned any challenge to the denial of his motion for a status hearing by not raising any arguments related to it in his brief on appeal. Therefore, we affirm the denial of his motion.

AFFIRMED.