Miranda v. Van Buren

* 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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.
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
August 28, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 05-10999
Conference Calendar
ROSALINDA MIRANDA,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
GINNY VAN BUREN, Warden, Federal Medical Center, Carswell,
Respondent-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:05-CV-421
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Before DAVIS, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Rosalinda Miranda, federal prisoner # 79975-079, appeals the
dismissal of her 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition, which challenged her
1998 drug conspiracy conviction and sentence. She challenged her
conviction and sentence pursuant to United States v. Booker, 543
U.S. 220 (2005).
Because Miranda challenged errors that occurred at or before
sentencing, her claim could not be asserted in a § 2241 petition.
See Tolliver v. Dobre, 211 F.3d 876, 877 (5th Cir. 2000).

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Moreover, her Booker claim may not proceed under the savings
clause of 28 U.S.C. § 2255. See Padilla v. United States, 416
F.3d 424, 426-27 (5th Cir. 2005). Accordingly, the district
court’s dismissal of Miranda’s § 2241 petition is AFFIRMED.

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