Jozsef A. Guti v. U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service John K. Van De Kamp

The appellant, Jozsef Guti, is currently serving a prison term at the Federal Correctional Institute in Pleasanton, California, for federal parole violations. He is not scheduled for release until later this year. In February of 1989, the Immigration and Naturalization Service filed a detainer action letter with prison officials. The de-tainer letter indicates that Guti will be subject to deportation proceedings upon his release from federal incarceration.

Guti filed this action in district court, asserting two major contentions. First, he claimed that he was entitled under the Bail Reform Act…