Legal Opinion

Knighten v. United States Parole Commission

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided May 20, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2014-1588Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION. COLLEEN KOLLAR-KOTELLY, United States District Judge

This matter is before the Court on Lester Knighten’s “Motion for Issuance of a Writ of Mandamus or Similar Relief Based on the United States Parole Commission’s-Refusal to Terminate Supervision Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. [§ ] 4211(c)(1) and 28 C.F.R. [§ ] 2.43(c),” which is construed as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. 1 For the reasons discussed below, the petition will be denied.

I. BACKGROUND

Petitioner, formerly enlisted in the United States Navy, was convicted under the Uniform Code of Military…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. James J. Valona v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
  3. Sam S. Misasi v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1987
  4. Randy Allen Myers v. United States Parole CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  5. Miller v. Air Force Clemency & Parole BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2012

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