Jones v. Childress

* 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this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except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
June 19, 2007
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
No. 06-40430
Conference Calendar
KEITH JONES,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
U. P. CHILDRESS, Warden,
Respondent-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Texas
USDC No. 1:05-CV-886
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Before JONES, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Keith Jones, federal prisoner # 07431-424, appeals the
district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition, which
challenged the 168-month sentence imposed after his guilty-plea
conviction of racketeering. The district court, citing Reyes-
Requena v. United States, 243 F.3d 893, 904 (5th Cir. 2001), held
that Jones had not established that the remedy in 28 U.S.C.
§ 2255 was inadequate or ineffective to challenge his sentence.

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No. 06-40430
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Jones has failed to brief this issue on appeal. Therefore,
he has abandoned the relevant issue. See Yohey v. Collins, 985
F.2d 222, 224-25 (5th Cir. 1993).
AFFIRMED.

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