Legal Opinion
Mora-Meraz v. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 14, 2010No. 09-35413PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TALLMAN, Circuit Judge:
Antonio Mora-Meraz (“Mora-Meraz”), a federal prisoner in the custody of the United States Bureau of Prisons (the “Bureau”), appeals the denial of his § 2241 petition for habeas corpus relief. He was convicted of possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute, and was sentenced to 120 months of incarceration. In the district court, he challenged the Bureau’s decision to deny him eligibility for admission to the Residential Drug Abuse Program (the “RDAP”) at the Federal Correctional Institution at Sheridan, Oregon.
The RDAP is an intensive drug abuse program requiring…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Arrington v. DanielsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2008
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3Cited by16 opinions
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