Villegas-Lugo v. Humphrey

Case: 25-11247 Document: 30-1 Page: 1 Date Filed: 06/12/2026

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ____________ United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit No. 25-11247 Summary Calendar FILED ____________ June 12, 2026 Lyle W. Cayce Luis Enrique Villegas-Lugo, Clerk Petitioner—Appellant, versus Chad Humphrey, Warden, Big Spring Federal Correctional Institution, Respondent—Appellee. ______________________________ Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas USDC No. 1:25-CV-180 ______________________________ Before Wiener, Willett, and Wilson, Circuit Judges.

Per Curiam: * Petitioner-Appellant Luis Enrique Villegas-Lugo, federal prisoner # 85015-308, appeals the district court’s dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition, which alleged that prison officials delayed his access to necessary medical treatment. Because “a favorable determination of [Villegas-Lugo’s] claim[s] would not automatically entitle him to accelerated release,” his _____________________ * This opinion is not designated for publication. See 5th Cir. R. 47.5.

Case: 25-11247 Document: 30-1 Page: 2 Date Filed: 06/12/2026

No. 25-11247 claims are not cognizable under § 2241. Melot v. Bergami, 970 F.3d 596, 599 (5th Cir. 2020). The proper vehicle for his claims, which challenge the conditions of his confinement, is a civil rights action under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971).

See Melot, 970 F.3d at 599. Accordingly, the district court did not err by dismissing his § 2241 petition without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction. See id.; Pack v. Yusuff, 218 F.3d 448, 451 (5th Cir. 2000).

AFFIRMED.