Legal Opinion

Floyd v. United States Parole Commission

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided September 14, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2014-0667Published

1Opinion of the Court

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DESHAWN FLOYD, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Civil Action No. 14-0667 (RC) ) ) U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION et al., ) ) ) Respondents. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION Petitioner DeShawn Floyd, a District of Columbia prisoner, has applied for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. He claims that the United States Parole Commission lacks authority over him because he had completed his sentence prior to his arrest for violating the terms of his supervised release. Because the Commission’s documentation belies petitioner’s premise, and the petition…

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