UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 12-6688
In Re: JOHNNY MACK BROWN,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.
(3:94-cr-00027-JPJ-1)
Submitted: August 21, 2012 Decided: August 29, 2012
Before NIEMEYER, MOTZ, and KING, Circuit Judges.
Petition dismissed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Johnny Mack Brown, Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.
PER CURIAM:
Johnny Mack Brown filed a petition for an original
writ of habeas corpus, claiming that he was convicted on a
superseding indictment, rather than the original indictment.
This court ordinarily declines to entertain an original habeas
petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2006), and this case
provides no reason to depart from this general rule. Moreover,
we find that the interests of justice would not be served by
transferring the matter to the appropriate district court, see
28 U.S.C. § 1631 (2006); Fed. R. App. P. 22(a).
Accordingly, we deny Brown’s motion for leave to
proceed in forma pauperis and dismiss the petition. 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 DISMISSED
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