United States v. Tom

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

PAUL A. MAGNUSON, District Judge.

This matter is before the Court on Petitioner’s Motion to Stay Pending Appeal. For the reasons that follow, the Court denies the Motion.

BACKGROUND

Respondent Roger Dean Tom (“Tom”) is incarcerated at the Federal Medical Center in Rochester, Minnesota (“FMC-Rochester”). On October 4, 2006, his sentence was to expire and he was due to begin 60 months of supervised release. However, on October 2, 2006, the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) stayed his release by filing a petition pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4248. The statute, in relevant part, permits the…