Avon Allen Thomas, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s order accepting the recommendation of the magistrate judge and dismissing for failure to file in the proper court his petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2000). We grant Thomas’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pau-peris. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we affirm substantially on the reasoning of the district court, but modify the district court’s order to reflect that the dismissal is without prejudice to Thomas’ right to refile in the proper court. See Thomas v. United States, No. CA-02-426-1 (M.D.N.C. filed July 2, 2002, entered July 5, 2002). We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED.