Legal Opinion
Jeremy Fontanez v. Terry O'Brien
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 2, 2015No. 14-7607PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge HARRIS wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Judge GREGORY joined.
PAMELA HARRIS, Circuit Judge:
Jeremy Fontanez, a federal inmate, filed a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 seeking release from the obligation to make restitution payments through the Bureau of Prisons’ Inmate Financial Responsibility Program. The district court found that Fontanez’s claim was not cognizable under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and dismissed the case. We disagree. Accordingly, we reverse the district court’s order and remand the case for proceedings on the…
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