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    1) Raphael Mendez, confined at a federal medical center in Minnesota, appealed the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for lack of jurisdiction. 2) The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's ruling, finding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by not transferring the case. 3) The Fourth Circuit dispensed with oral argument, determining that the facts and legal contentions were adequately presented to the court and oral argument would not aid the decisional process.

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    1) Raphael Mendez, confined at a federal medical center in Minnesota, appealed the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for lack of jurisdiction. 2) The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's ruling, finding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by not transferring the case. 3) The Fourth Circuit dispensed with oral argument, determining that the facts and legal contentions were adequately presented to the court and oral argument would not aid the decisional process.

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    1) Raphael Mendez, confined at a federal medical center in Minnesota, appealed the district court's dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for lack of jurisdiction. 2) The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the district court's ruling, finding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by not transferring the case. 3) The Fourth Circuit dispensed with oral argument, determining that the facts and legal contentions were adequately presented to the court and oral argument would not aid the decisional process.

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    UNPUBLISHED

    UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS


    FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

    No. 08-6688

    RAPHAEL MENDEZ,
    Petitioner - Appellant,
    v.
    JAMES B. CRAVEN, III,
    Respondent - Appellee.

    Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern
    District of North Carolina, at Raleigh.
    James C. Dever III,
    District Judge. (5:07-hc-02173-D)

    Submitted:

    June 30, 2008

    Decided:

    August 6, 2008

    Before WILKINSON, TRAXLER, and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

    Affirmed by unpublished per curiam opinion.

    Raphael Mendez, Appellant Pro Se.

    Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit.

    PER CURIAM:
    Raphael Mendez, presently confined at the Federal Medical
    Center in Rochester, Minnesota, appeals the district court order
    dismissing his 28 U.S.C. 2241 (2000) petition for lack of
    jurisdiction. We have reviewed the record and the district courts
    order and affirm for the reasons cited by the district court.
    Mendez v. Craven, No. 5:07-hc-02173-D (E.D.N.C. Apr. 2, 2008).
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