Powers v. Beasley

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JOHN J. POWERS, No. 4:19-CV-00115 Petitioner, (Judge Brann) v. WARDEN GENE BEASLEY, Respondent. MEMORANDUM OPINION JANUARY 17, 2020 I. BACKGROUND Presently before the Court is Petitioner John J. Powers’s petition for writ of habeas corpus brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, requesting that the Federal Bureau of Prisons recalculate his entitlement to good time credits in light of the First Step Act of 2018.1 Petitioner has also filed a document styled as a motion for judgment on the pleadings, which addresses the…