Siavosh Henareh v. Warden Allenwood FCI Medium
Siavosh Henareh v. Warden Allenwood FCI Medium
Opinion
CLD-047 NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT ___________
No. 22-2855 ___________
SIAVOSH HENAREH, Appellant
v.
WARDEN ALLENWOOD FCI MEDIUM ____________________________________
On Appeal from the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (D.C. Civil No. 1-22-cv-00539) District Judge: Honorable Christopher C. Conner ____________________________________
Submitted for Possible Dismissal Pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) or Summary Action Pursuant to Third Circuit L.A.R. 27.4 and I.O.P. 10.6 December 8, 2022 Before: GREENAWAY, Jr., MATEY, and FREEMAN, Circuit Judges
(Opinion filed February 13, 2023) ___________
OPINION* ___________
PER CURIAM
* This disposition is not an opinion of the full Court and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent. Pro se appellant Siavosh Henareh was arrested in Bucharest, Romania, extradited
to the United States, and convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York of conspiracy to import heroin into the United States in violation of
21 U.S.C. § 963. He was sentenced to 210 months in prison (which was later reduced to
198 months). See S.D.N.Y. CR. No. 1:11-cr-00093, ECF Nos. 88 & 154. He obtained
no relief on direct appeal or in
28 U.S.C. § 2255proceedings. See United States v.
Henareh,
563 F. App’x 808(2d Cir. 2014) (non-precedential); Henareh v. United States,
No. 11-CR-93,
2018 WL 3462508(S.D.N.Y. July 18, 2018).
After other proceedings not relevant here, Henareh filed a petition under
28 U.S.C. § 2241in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, his
district of confinement. He argued that he should be released from custody because the
United States lacked authority to arrest him abroad, the prosecution failed to obtain a
proper indictment, the government had financial motivations to incarcerate him, and the
prosecution had never overcome his presumption of innocence. The District Court
dismissed the petition, concluding that Henareh could raise his claims only, if at all, in a
motion under
28 U.S.C. § 2255. Henareh appealed.1
1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 1291. We exercise plenary review over the District Court’s legal conclusions. See Cradle v. United States ex rel. Miner,
290 F.3d 536, 538(3d Cir. 2002) (per curiam). Henareh does not need to obtain a certificate of appealability to proceed with this appeal. See Bruce v. Warden Lewisburg USP,
868 F.3d 170, 177(3d Cir. 2017).
2 We agree with the District Court’s analysis. “Motions pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2255are the presumptive means by which federal prisoners can challenge their
convictions or sentences[.]” Okereke v. United States,
307 F.3d 117, 120(3d Cir. 2002).
“[U]nder the explicit terms of
28 U.S.C. § 2255, unless a § 2255 motion would be
‘inadequate or ineffective,’ a habeas corpus petition under § 2241 cannot be entertained
by the court.” Cradle,
290 F.3d at 538(quoting § 2255(e)).
Henareh presents claims that he either could have raised or did raise in his initial
§ 2255 motion. While the limitations on second or successive § 2255 motions might
prevent him from raising these claims in a new § 2255 motion, that does not make § 2255
inadequate or ineffective. See Okereke,
307 F.3d at 120.
Accordingly, we will summarily affirm the District Court’s judgment. See 3d Cir.
L.A.R. 27.4; 3d Cir. I.O.P. 10.6.
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