CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Carter v J. Christiansen
When a Habeas Reopening Motion Requires Successive-Petition Authorization
Decided
The citation
Carter v J. Christiansen, order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, entered November 3, 2026 (Case No. 2:24-cv-12855)
From the case summary
While in federal custody, Carter filed a § 2241 petition seeking credit against his state home-invasion sentence for time served on a federal sentence. The court summarily denied relief because the claim was not cognizable and state remedies were unexhausted. After seeking state-court review, Carter…
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