Douglas Lachance v. Janet Reno, in Her Capacity as Attorney General of the United States, and the United States Parole Commission

GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

Douglas LaChance appeals from the judgment of the District Court for the Southern District of New York (Louis L. Stanton, Judge) denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. 824 F.Supp. 29. The District Court held that the United States Parole Commission had authority to extend La-Chance’s custodial time by ordering forfeiture of his seven years of “street time” (his time served on parole) because of his violation of the terms of his parole. We affirm.

In May 1980, LaChance, a New York Times delivery truck driver who was then President of the Newspaper and Mail…