Legal Opinion

Jefferson v. Gaines

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided February 14, 2003No. Docket No. 02-2234Published

1Opinion of the Court

SUMMARY ORDER

UPON DUE CONSIDERATION, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the judgment of the district court be, and it hereby is, AFFIRMED.

In September 2001, Petitioner-Appellant Larry A. Johnson filed pro se a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, challenging a denial of parole by the U.S. Parole Commission. The district court filed an order denying the petition because Jefferson failed to demonstrate that he had exhausted his administrative remedies. The court allowed Jefferson 30 days to amend his petition to demonstrate either that he did exhaust…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Carlos Pelaez-Edison Carmona v. United States Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2001
  2. Pedro Nieblas v. Carl A. Smith, Superintendent, Marcy Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999
  3. Gant v. ReillyDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002

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