Kevin Frazier v. Eric Wilson
Kevin Frazier v. Eric Wilson
Opinion
UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 18-6778
KEVIN E. FRAZIER,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
ERIC WILSON, Warden/BOP (Federal),
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Richmond. John A. Gibney, Jr., District Judge. (3:16-cv-00933-JAG-RCY)
Submitted: November 30, 2018 Decided: January 3, 2019
Before DUNCAN and DIAZ, Circuit Judges, and SHEDD, Senior Circuit Judge.
Affirmed as modified by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Kevin E. Frazier, Appellant Pro Se. Elizabeth Wu, Assistant United States Attorney, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. PER CURIAM:
Kevin E. Frazier, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s order denying relief
on his
28 U.S.C. § 2241(2012) petition. We have reviewed the record and find no
reversible error. Accordingly, although we grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis, we
affirm for the reasons stated by the district court. Frazier v. Wilson, No. 3:16-cv-00933-
JAG-RCY (E.D. Va. June 19, 2018). We note, however, that the district court dismissed
one of Frazier’s claims, a challenge to the Bureau of Prisons’ authority to promulgate
Program Statement 5880.28, for lack of standing. This claim should have been dismissed
without prejudice. See S. Walk at Broadlands Homeowner’s Ass’n v. OpenBand at
Broadlands, LLC,
713 F.3d 175, 185(4th Cir. 2013) (explaining that when a court “lacks
jurisdiction [it] has no power to adjudicate and dispose of a claim on the merits”). We thus
modify the district court’s order to reflect that the dismissal of this claim is without
prejudice. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are
adequately presented in the materials before this court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
AFFIRMED AS MODIFIED
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Reference
- Status
- Unpublished