Legal Opinion
Henson v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 19, 2000No. 99-31200PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Per curiam
Correctional officers found a tobacco pipe containing a residue which field tested positive for marijuana on federal prisoner Thomas Raymond Henson. The officers instituted disciplinary proceedings against him for possession of marijuana. Henson requested a urinalysis test, which came back negative, but the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) denied his request to retest the pipe residue at his own expense. After a hearing, he was found guilty and his punishment included the loss of fourteen days of good time credit. 1
Henson filed this petition for habeas corpus relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 after…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Superintendent, Mass. Correctional Institution at Walpole v. HillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Ponte v. RealSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Madison v. ParkerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
- Richard W. Spence v. Hal FarrierCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by42 opinions
- James Manley v. Keith ButtsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
- Morgan v. QuartermanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2009
- Eleby v. SelskyDistrict Court, W.D. New York · 2010
- Kapordelis v. MyersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2021
- Backari MacKey v. Federal Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
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