Legal Opinion
Bethea v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 3, 2010No. Civil Action No. 2010-0188Published
1Opinion of the Court
FILED IJN!TED sTATEs I)1sTR1cT couRT FEB ~ 3 2010 FoR THE l)lsrnlc"r oF coLUMmA clerk u_$_ District and bankruptcy Courts Terence K. Bethea, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. Federal Bureau of Prisons, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff Terence K. Bethea has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis and a pro se complaint. The application will be granted and the complaint will be dismissed. Bethea is a prisoner who is seeking $5 million in damages for allegedly being overdetained. Compl. at l. The overdetention Bethea describes is the forfeiture, upon parole revocation, of good…
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