Johnson v. Owens

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION ALBERT LOUIS JOHNSON, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) vs. ) Case No. 18 C 5626 ) A.M. OWENS, Warden, ) ) Respondent. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER MATTHEW F. KENNELLY, District Judge: Albert Louis Johnson has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that his ongoing confinement resulting from a term of special parole imposed in 1976 is unlawful. For the reasons set forth below, the Court denies the petition. Background In 1976, a federal judge sentenced Johnson to twenty years in prison for drug-…