Legal Opinion
Lonnie Peck v. J. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 19, 2012No. 11-35283, 11-35296, 11-35355PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BYBEE, Circuit Judge:
Petitioners Lonnie Peek, Louis Moon, and Deven Suesue are statutorily eligible for early release from prison in exchange for the successful completion of a residential drug abuse treatment program (“RDAP”). The Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”), however, has enacted a regulation disqualifying them from the early release incentive on the basis of their current convictions for felon in possession and one petitioner’s past conviction for robbery. See 28 C.F.R. § 550.55(b). Petitioners each filed for a writ of habeas corpus asking the district court to invalidate the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Peck v. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
- Lonnie Peck v. J. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012