Wentzel v. Pliler

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ee ee ee ee eee ee ee een en K PHILIP H. WENTZEL, Petitioner, ORDER ~against- 22 Civ. 2325 (KMK)(JCM) W.S. PLILER, Warden, F.C.i. Otisville, Respondent. ee ee ee ee ee i ee Petitioner Philip H. Wentzel (“Petitioner”), proceeding pro se, filed a writ of habeas

corpus on March 22, 2022. (Docket No. 1), Thereafter, Respondent moved to stay the case pending the decision of the United States Supreme Court in Jones v. Hendrix, 142 S. Ct. 2706 (2022), (Docket No. 15), and Petitioner opposed, (Docket No. 22). The Court pranted Respondent’s motion and stayed the case. (Docket No, 29). On August 17, 2023, pursuant to the Court’s October 20, 2022 Order, (Docket No. 29), Respondent responded to the Amended Petition and informed the Court that “on June 22, 2023, the Supreme Court decided Jones and held that federal prisoners may not use 28 U.S.C. § 2241] to raise statutory challenges to a conviction or sentence.” (Docket No. 30). Thus, since the Supreme Court has rendered a decision in Jones, the stay in this action Is lifted. Petitioner may file a reply to Respondent’s response by October 16, 2023.

Dated: September 19, 2023 White Plains, New York SO ORDERED:

DAhadtel? CM? fe iy JUDITH C. McCARTHY a United States Magistrate Judge | Petitioner filed an Amended Petition on August 11, 2022. (Docket No. 18).