U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2001

Horning v. Bogan

Horning v. Bogan
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided June 14, 2001

Horning v. Bogan

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

No. 00-10994 Conference Calendar

KAREN HORNING, Petitioner-Appellant, versus J.B. BOGAN, FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER, CARSWELL; FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Respondents-Appellees.

-------------------- Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 4:00-CV-79-Y -------------------- June 14, 2001 Before WIENER, DeMOSS, and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:* Karen Horning, federal prisoner #00644-049, appeals from the dismissal with prejudice of her 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. The district court held that because Horning was challenging errors that were alleged to have occurred during or before sentencing, her claims must be raised in a motion filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255, and that the only court with jurisdiction to consider her § 2255 motion was the district court in which she was tried and sentenced, i.e., the San Francisco Division of the Northern * Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.

No. 00-10994 -2- District of California. Horning argues on appeal that the district court applied the wrong standard with respect to the “savings clause” of 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Horning further contends that restrictions on 28 U.S.C. § 2241 relief imposed by the “savings clause” violate the Suspension Clause of the United States Constitution. We review de novo the dismissal of a § 2241 dismissal on the pleadings. See Kinder v. Purdy, 222 F.3d 209, 212 (5th Cir. 2000).

Horning has failed to show that the remedies provided for under § 2255 are inadequate or ineffective to test the legality of her detention. See Reyes-Requena v. United States, 243 F.3d 893, 901 (5th Cir. 2001). The district court did not err in its choice of the legal standard for application of the “savings clause” of § 2255. See id. at 903. Nor does the “savings clause” of § 2255 violate the Suspension Clause. See id. at 901 and n.19.

Accordingly, the district court's judgment is AFFIRMED.

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