Legal Opinion
Handley v. Chapman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 29, 2009No. 09-10061PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Deborah Handley appeals, pro se, the dismissal, for lack of ripeness and standing, of her petition for writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. We vacate the dismissal and render judgment on the merits for defendants.
Handley was imprisoned for being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). She applied for the residential drug abuse program (“RDAP”) of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) but was denied eligibility for placement. The relevant statute, 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e)(2)(B), empowers the BOP to grant a…
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