UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
Filed 1/22/97
FOR THE TENTH CIRCUIT
DOUGLAS WAYNE THOMPSON,
Petitioner-Appellant,
v. No. 96-3013
(D.C. No. 95-CV-3361)
PAGE TRUE, Warden, (D. Kan.)
Respondent-Appellee.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Before TACHA, EBEL, and BRISCOE, Circuit Judges.
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined
unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of
this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. The case is therefore
ordered submitted without oral argument.
*
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court
generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order
and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
Appellant Douglas W. Thompson appeals the district court’s summary
denial of his petition brought under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, a decision we review de
novo, see Bradshaw v. Story, 86 F.3d 164, 166 (10th Cir. 1996). Because we
agree with the district court that 28 U.S.C. § 2255 is the exclusive remedy for an
inmate to challenge the validity of a federal conviction, and because petitioner
has not shown that a § 2255 petition would be either inadequate or ineffective, we
affirm the judgment of the district court for substantially the reasons stated by
that court.
Petitioner’s motion to produce exculpatory evidence is DENIED. The
judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas is
AFFIRMED. The mandate shall issue forthwith.
Entered for the Court
Deanell Reece Tacha
Circuit Judge
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Thompson v. TRUE
Combined Opinion