UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-7566
In Re: JOSEPH J. SCHEPIS, JR.,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.
(CR-91-425; CA-05-2287-0-JFA)
Submitted: January 26, 2006 Decided: February 3, 2006
Before LUTTIG, WILLIAMS, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.
Petition denied by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Joseph J. Schepis, Jr., Petitioner.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
See Local Rule 36(c).
PER CURIAM:
Joseph J. Schepis, Jr., petitions for leave to file a
petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2000).
We have reviewed the motion and deny it as unnecessary because
authorization from this court is not required to file a 28 U.S.C.
§ 2241 petition. However, to the extent that Schepis seeks to file
a successive 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000) motion, authorization must be
applied for under 28 U.S.C. § 2244 (2000). Accordingly, we deny
the petition as unnecessary. We deny Schepis’s motion to proceed
on appeal in forma pauperis. We dispense with oral argument
because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in
the materials before the court and argument would not aid the
decisional process.
PETITION DENIED
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