Legal Opinion
Jose Cardona v. B. Bledsoe
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 19, 2012No. 11-2396PublishedCited by 231 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Jose Cristobal Cardona, a federal inmate, petitions for habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, arguing that the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) illegally referred him to the Special Management Unit (“SMU”) of the penitentiary in which he is currently placed, as punishment for filing numerous lawsuits against the BOP. The sole issue raised in this appeal is whether Cardona may maintain this suit as a habeas action under § 2241, or whether he must instead file a civil rights action under Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971),…
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