Thomas P. Vitrano v. JENNIFER SAAD, Warden

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 16-7224
THOMAS P. VITRANO,
Petitioner - Appellant,
v.
JENNIFER SAAD, Warden,
Respondent - Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia,
at Clarksburg. Irene M. Keeley, District Judge. (1:15-cv-00220-IMK-JES)
Submitted: April 17, 2017 Decided: April 26, 2017
Before MOTZ, KEENAN, and DIAZ, Circuit Judges.
Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.
Thomas P. Vitrano, Appellant Pro Se. Helen Campbell Altmeyer, Erin Carter Tison,
Assistant United States Attorneys, Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellee.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
Thomas P. Vitrano, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s order accepting
the magistrate judge’s finding that Vitrano failed to exhaust administrative remedies
before filing his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012) petition, concluding that waiving the
exhaustion requirement served the interest of judicial economy, and denying relief on the
merits. We have reviewed the record and find no reversible error. Accordingly, we grant
leave to proceed in forma pauperis and affirm for the reasons stated by the district court.
Vitrano v. Saad, No. 1:15-cv-00220-IMK-JES (N.D. W. Va. Aug. 31, 2016). We deny
Vitrano’s motion for transcript at government expense. We dispense with oral argument
because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before
this court and argument would not aid the decisional process.
AFFIRMED

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