Randy Halprin v. Lorie Davis, Director

Case: 19-70016 Document: 00515128093 Page: 1 Date Filed: 09/23/2019
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
No. 19-70016
FILED
September 23, 2019
Lyle W. Cayce
Consolidated with 19-70017 Clerk
RANDY ETHAN HALPRIN,
Petitioner - Appellant
v.
LORIE DAVIS, DIRECTOR, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE, CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS DIVISION,
Respondent - Appellee
Appeals from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 3:13-CV-1535
USDC No. 3:19-CV-1203
Before SMITH, DENNIS, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
Randy Halprin has filed an appeal of the district court’s transfer to this
court of his application for habeas relief. We have jurisdiction over such an
appeal. Bradford v. Tamez, 660 F.3d 226, 230 (5th Cir. 2011). For the reasons
* Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not
be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH
CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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No. 19-70016 c/w
No. 19-70017
set forth in our opinion on Halprin’s petition for authorization to file a
successive habeas application, In re Halprin, Case No. 19-10960 (5th Cir. Sept.
23, 2019), we conclude that the district court properly transferred the petition
to our court. That decision is, therefore, AFFIRMED.
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