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In Re U.S. Bureau of Prisons, DEPT. OF JUSTICE

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 14, 2019No. 18-50512PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STEPHEN A. HIGGINSON, Circuit Judge:

The U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) appeals a contempt sanction related to its calculation of sentencing credits for federal prisoners. We reverse.

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This case began with a disagreement between the district court and the BOP regarding the implementation of the revocation sentence of Ruben Hernandez. Hernandez was convicted in federal court of conspiracy to transport illegal aliens and sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment and three years of supervised release. During his term of federal supervised release, Hernandez was arrested by local law enforcement and…

2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Coopers & Lybrand v. LivesaySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  4. Setser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  5. Gilbert Lau v. Mark M. MeddaughCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. United States v. Kevin Aparicio-LeonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  2. Sylvester Smith v. Chris McConnellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2020
  3. Ueckert v. GuerraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2022
  4. United States v. MasseyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2023
  5. Adams v. JoynerDistrict Court, E.D. Kentucky · 2022

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