In re: James Lester Roudabush, Jr.

UNPUBLISHED
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
No. 18-1635
In re: JAMES LESTER ROUDABUSH, JR.,
Petitioner.
On Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Submitted: July 26, 2018 Decided: July 30, 2018
Before GREGORY, Chief Judge, FLOYD, Circuit Judge, and HAMILTON, Senior
Circuit Judge.
Petition transferred by unpublished per curiam opinion.
James Lester Roudabush, Jr., Petitioner Pro Se.
Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

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PER CURIAM:
James Lester Roudabush, Jr., has filed an original petition for a writ of habeas
corpus, seeking immediate release from prison and complaining of unconstitutional
conditions of confinement and the denial of medical care. We ordinarily decline to
entertain original habeas petitions under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (2012), and this case provides
no reason to depart from the general rule. In the interests of justice, however, we transfer
the case to the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. See Fed. R.
App. P. 22(a). We defer the disposition of Roudabush’s motion to proceed in forma
pauperis to the district court. 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.
PETITION TRANSFERRED

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