United States v. Jones

• Court: Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Decided: January 3, 2006
• Docket: 05-7267
• Status: Unpublished

Opinion

UNPUBLISHED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

No. 05-7267

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Plaintiff - Appellee,

versus

SHAWN LEIGH JONES,

Defendant - Appellant.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, at Newport News. Raymond A. Jackson, District Judge. (CR-01-68)

Submitted: December 22, 2005 Decided: January 3, 2006

Before WIDENER, NIEMEYER, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

Shawn Leigh Jones, Appellant Pro Se. Fernando Groene, OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellee.

Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. See Local Rule 36(c). PER CURIAM:

Shawn Leigh Jones, a federal prisoner, filed a petition

under the All Writs Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1651 (2000), seeking to have

his conviction and sentence vacated based on his claim of actual

innocence. Though the district court construed the mandamus

petition as a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 (2000), Jones clearly

intended to file a mandamus petition.

However, because Jones does not meet the standard for a

mandamus petition, we affirm the district court’s denial of relief.

See Kerr v. United States Dist. Court, 426 U.S. 394, 402 (1976); In

re Beard, 811 F.2d 818, 826 (4th Cir. 1987); In re First Fed. Sav.

& Loan Ass’n, 860 F.2d 135, 138 (4th Cir. 1988). We dispense with

oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are

adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument

would not aid the decisional process.

AFFIRMED

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