Orville Cephas v. John Nash, Warden, Ray Brook Federal Correctional Institution

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• holding that jury verdict of guilty on four substantive narcotics violations conclusively negated petitioner’s “Richardson-based claim of actual innocence”
• holding that, “[a]s a rule, a party’s failure to object to any purported error or omission in a magistrate judge’s report waives further judicial review of the point”
• recognizing “the power to dismiss a habeas petition [without notice] when it is patently apparent that the court lacks jurisdiction to grant the relief demanded”
• stating general rule that failure to object to purported error in magistrate judge’s report waives further judicial review of point
• stating standard for proceeding under § 2241 instead of § 2255
• “[Fjederal prisoners challenging the legality of their convictions or sentences must proceed by way of motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255....”

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