Legal Opinion
In Re Louis Elton Stone
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1997No. 97-00013PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LITTLE, District Judge:
Louis Elton Stone (“Stone”), a federal prisoner, petitions this court under 28 U.S.C. § 1651(a) for a writ of mandamus prohibiting the district judge from improperly influencing an administrative review of the calculation of his sentence. Determining that the recent amendments to the Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) do not apply to this proceeding, we, nonetheless, find that Stone has not demonstrated an entitlement to the writ. The petition is denied.
FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Stone was convicted in the United States District Court for the Southern District of…
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