Galloway v. Warden of F.C.I. Fort Dix
Docket: No. 09-3570
Court: Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit; December 23, 2009; Federal Appellate Court
Rashford Galloway appeals the denial of his habeas corpus petition by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, which was filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Galloway, currently serving a 150-month sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution at Fort Dix, claimed he was entitled to credit for time served at the Northeast Ohio Correctional Center (NOCC). The District Court dismissed his petition, determining that the relief sought was appropriate under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, requiring him to file in the sentencing court. Additionally, it noted that Galloway failed to exhaust his administrative remedies, which he acknowledged in his appeal. The court referenced precedents establishing that the exhaustion requirement applies to § 2241 claims. The court affirmed the dismissal of Galloway's petition, citing the lack of exhaustion and the unclear status of his time at NOCC, although it presumed he had been incarcerated there during his current sentence.