John Wyatt v. M. Bragg

Case: 10-50691 Document: 00511447429 Page: 1 Date Filed: 04/15/2011 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit FILED April 15, 2011 No. 10-50691 Summary Calendar Lyle W. Cayce Clerk JOHN M. WYATT, Petitioner-Appellant v. Warden, M. TRAVIS BRAGG, Respondent-Appellee Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas USDC No. 3:10-CV-237 Before WIENER, PRADO, and OWEN, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM:* John M. Wyatt, federal prisoner # 04900-051, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute over 100 kilograms of marijuana and was sentenced as a career offender to 262 months in prison. In the district court, he filed a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition challenging his career offender characterization in light of Begay v. United States, 553 U.S. 137 (2008), and Chambers v. United States, 555 U.S. 122, 129 S. Ct. 687 (2009). He appeals the district court’s construction * Pursuant to 5TH CIR . R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR . R. 47.5.4. Case: 10-50691 Document: 00511447429 Page: 2 Date Filed: 04/15/2011 No. 10-50691 of this petition as a successive 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion and its transfer of the case to the Seventh Circuit. If necessary, we must examine the basis of our jurisdiction sua sponte. Mosley v. Cozby, 813 F.2d 659, 660 (5th Cir. 1987). The district court’s transfer order was a nonappealable interlocutory order. See Brinar v. Williamson, 245 F.3d 515, 516-18 (5th Cir. 2001). We are without jurisdiction to consider the present appeal. See id. Consequently, this appeal is DISMISSED for lack of jurisdiction. All outstanding motions are DENIED. 2