Barry Douglas Stead v. B. Birkholz

• Court: District Court, C.D. California
• Decided: August 15, 2022
• Docket: 2:22-cv-05474
• Status: Unknown

Opinion

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BARRY DOUGLAS STEAD, ) NO. CV 22-5474-FWS (AGR) ) 12 Petitioner, ) ) 13 v. ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE 14 B. BIRKHOLZ, Warden, ) ) 15 Respondent. ) ) 16 ) ) 17 18 19 On August 1, 2022, Petitioner constructively filed a Petition for Writ of 20 Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody (“Petition”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 21 § 2241. For the reasons discussed below, it appears this Court lacks jurisdiction 22 over the Petition. 23 The court, therefore, orders Petitioner to show cause, on or before 24 September 14, 2022, why this court should not recommend dismissal without 25 prejudice based on lack of jurisdiction. 26 I. 27 SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS 28 Petitioner is incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Lompoc, California. Case 2:22-cv-05474-FWS-AGR Document 4 Filed 08/15/22 Page 2 of 4 Page ID #:14

1 Petitioner’s underlying criminal case was filed in the District of South 2 Dakota. United States v. Stead, CR 95-30098 (D.S.D.) (hereinafter “South 3 Dakota Criminal Case”). On April 3, 1996, a jury found Petitioner guilty of second 4 degree murder, assaulting a federal officer, using or carrying a firearm during and 5 in relation to a crime of violence in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 924(c)(1), and being a 6 felon in possession of a firearm. (Dkt. No. 41, South Dakota Criminal Case.) The 7 Eighth Circuit affirmed the judgment. United States v. Stead, 1997 U.S. App. 8 LEXIS 3902 (8th Cir. Mar. 6, 1997). 9 On March 16, 1998, Petitioner filed a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct 10 the sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, and an amendment to that motion. (Dkt. 11 Nos. 70, 73, South Dakota Criminal Case.) 12 On September 3, 1999, the district court denied Petitioner’s motion to 13 vacate, set aside, or correct the sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Stead v. 14 United States, 64 F. Supp. 2d 1064 (D.S.D. 1999); United States v. Stead, 1999 15 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14818 (D.S.D. Sept. 3, 1999). 16 On January 30, 2021, the district court denied Petitioner’s motion for 17 compassionate release. 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20604 (D.S.D. Jan. 30, 2021). 18 II. 19 DISCUSSION 20 A federal prisoner who challenges the legality of his federal conviction or 21 sentence ordinarily must file a motion to vacate, set aside, or correct the 22 sentence under 28 U.S.C. § 2255. Harrison v. Ollison, 519 F.3d 952, 954 (9th 23 Cir. 2008). A motion under §2255 must be filed in the sentencing court. 28 24 U.S.C. § 2255; Hernandez v. Campbell, 204 F.3d 861, 864 (9th Cir. 2000) (per 25 curiam). By contrast, a federal prisoner challenging the manner, location, or 26 conditions of his sentence must file a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 27 U.S.C. § 2241 in the district where Petitioner is in custody. Braden v. 30th 28 Judicial Circuit Court of Ky., 410 U.S. 484, 494-95 (1973); Hernandez, 204 F.3d 2 Case 2:22-cv-05474-FWS-AGR Document 4 Filed 08/15/22 Page 3 of 4 Page ID #:15

1 at 864. A federal prisoner may not substitute a § 2241 petition for a § 2255 2 motion. See Porter v. Adams, 244 F.3d 1006, 1007 (9th Cir. 2001) (“Merely 3 labeling a section 2255 motion as a section 2241 petition does not overcome the 4 bar against successive section 2255 motions”). 5 A narrow exception exists under § 2255’s “savings clause” that would 6 permit a federal prisoner to file a § 2241 petition to challenge a conviction or 7 sentence. Ivy v. Pontesso, 328 F.3d 1057, 1059 (9th Cir. 2003). A prisoner may 8 proceed under § 2241 “if, and only if, the remedy under § 2255 is ‘inadequate or 9 ineffective to test the legality of his detention.’” Marrero v. Ives, 682 F.3d 1190, 10 1192 (9th Cir. 2012) (citation omitted). Section 2255 provides an inadequate or 11 ineffective remedy when the Petitioner “(1) makes a claim of actual innocence, 12 and (2) has not had an unobstructed procedural shot at presenting that claim.” 13 Harrison, 519 F.3d at 959. “In determining whether a petitioner had an 14 unobstructed procedural shot to pursue his claim, we ask . . . (1) whether the 15 legal basis for petitioner’s claim did not arise until after he had exhausted his 16 direct appeal and first § 2255 motion; and (2) whether the law changed in any 17 way relevant to petitioner's claim after that first § 2255 motion.” Harrison v. 18 Ollison, 519 F.3d 952, 960 (9th Cir. 2008). 19 Petitioner argues that his conviction and sentence under 18 U.S.C. 20 924(c)(1) must be vacated because his conviction for second degree murder 21 does not qualify as a “crime of violence” after Borden v. United States, 141 S. Ct. 22 1817 (2021). 23 Petitioner’s argument is foreclosed in this circuit by United States v. Begay, 24 33 F.4th 1081 (9th Cir. 2022) (en banc). The Ninth Circuit applied Borden and 25 concluded that “a conviction for second-degree murder pursuant to § 1111(a) 26 constitutes a crime of violence because murder is the unlawful killing of a human 27 being with malice aforethought, see 18 U.S.C. § 1111(a), and to kill with malice 28 aforethought means to kill either deliberately or recklessly with extreme disregard 3 ase 2:22-cv-05474-FWS-AGR Document Filed 08/15/22 Page 4of4 Page ID #:16

1 for human life.” /d. at 1093. “A § 1111(a) conviction qualifies as a crime of 2 violence because a defendant who acts with the requisite mens rea to commit 3 second-degree murder necessarily employs force ‘against the person or property 4 of another,’ and rather than acting with ordinary recklessness, the defendant acts 5 with recklessness that rises to the level of extreme disregard for human life.” /d. 6 The court explained that, whereas criminal homicide constitutes manslaughter 7 when it is committed recklessly, criminal homicide constitutes murder when “it is 8 committed recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to 9 the value of human life.” Id. at 1094 (citation omitted). “[S]econd-degree murder 10 qualifies as a crime of violence pursuant to the elements clause of § 924(c)(3).” 11 Id. at 1096. 12 The Eighth Circuit has concluded that attempted second degree murder 13 qualifies as a crime of violence. See United States v. Matthews, 25 F.4th 601, 14 603-04 (8th Cir. 2022). 15 lll. 16 ORDER 17 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that, on or before September 14, 2022, 18 Petitioner shall show cause, if there be any, why this court should not recommend 19 dismissal without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction. 20 If Petitioner fails to timely respond to this order to show cause, the 21 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus may be dismissed without prejudice 22 based on lack of jurisdiction. 23 □□ DATED: August 15, 2022 Ube ké United States Magistrate Judge 27 28