Moreland v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

OWEN, Circuit Judge:

In this habeas corpus proceeding, we must determine whether a federal statute governing credit for good conduct unambiguously directs how that credit is to be calculated and applied.1 Because we con-*182elude the statute is unambiguous, we do not address whether the rule of lenity applies or whether the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ interpretation of the statute must be accorded deference under Chevron, U.S.A. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.2 and its progeny. The Bureau of Prisons correctly determined the good-conduct credits in this case. Therefore, we reverse the…