IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA Richmond Division BANITA BRANDISE SAFFORE, Petitioner, Vv. Civil Action No. 3:23cv558 (DIN) FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, e¢ ail., Respondents. MEMORANDUM OPINION Banita Brandise Saffore, a federal inmate proceeding pro se, submitted a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

. (ECF No. 1.) Although Saffore was convicted in this Court, she is currently confined in the federal facility in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia. Saffore may not pursue a § 2241 petition in this Court. “Whenever a § 2241 habeas petitioner seeks to challenge [her] present physical custody within the United States, [s]he should name [her] warden as respondent and file the petition in the district of confinement.” Oden vy. Wilson,

, at *4 n.5 (E.D. Va. Jan. 10, 2018) (emphasis added) (quoting Rumsfeld v. Padilla,

(2004)). Accordingly, the action will be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of jurisdiction. Saffore may file a § 2241 petition in the district of her confinement. An appropriate order will accompany this Memorandum Opinion. Let the Clerk file a copy of the Memorandum Opinion electronically and send a copy to Saffore. /s/ { David J. Novak United States District Judge Richmond, Virginia Dated: September 22, 2023