Legal Opinion
Phillip Thompson v. Warden E. Emmerich
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided June 8, 2026No. 3:25-cv-00689Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF WISCONSIN PHILLIP THOMPSON, Petitioner, OPINION and ORDER v. WARDEN E. EMMERICH, 25-cv-689-jdp Respondent. Petitioner Phillip Thompson, proceeding without counsel, seeks relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, contending that the Bureau of Prisons is calculating his release date incorrectly. Challenges to the calculations of a prisoner’s federal sentence are properly brought under § 2241. Taylor v. Lariva,
638 F. App’x 539, 541
(7th Cir. 2016); Clemente v. Allen,
120 F.3d 703, 705
(7th Cir. 1997). The question is whether Thompson has shown…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States v. GonzalesSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Carlos Gonzalez v. Cynthia J. O'connell, District Director, Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
- Gerald W. Clemente v. Troy AllenCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
- Taylor v. LarivaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2016
- Brown v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2014