Legal Opinion

Foster v. United States Bureau of Prisons

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 15, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2014-1188Published

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES E. BOASBERG, United States District Judge

This matter is before the Court on its initial review of pro se Plaintiff Steve Fos ter’s Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis and his accompanying Complaint. The Application will be granted, but Plaintiffs Complaint, which challenges his incarceration and the operative parole guidelines, does not fare so well. While the pleading is short on facts, it is long enough to demonstrate that Foster cannot succeed here. The case, consequently, will be dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, which requires the Court to screen and…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Preiser v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Rumsfeld v. PadillaSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  3. Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court of KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Wilkinson v. DotsonSupreme Court of the United States · 2005
  5. Muhammad v. CloseSupreme Court of the United States · 2004

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