Legal Opinion
Williams v. Dewalt
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided December 29, 2004No. CIV.A. AW-04-2732, CIV.A. AW-04-3316, CIV.A. AW-04-3361, CIV.A. AW-04-3414PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WILLIAMS, District Judge.
Petitioners, inmates confined at the Federal Correctional Institution in Cumberland, Maryland, individually filed the above referenced cases, challenging the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ method of computing good time credits. The cases were subsequently consolidated, counsel was appointed for the pro se Petitioners, and a hearing was held. 1 For the reasons set forth herein, the undersigned finds that 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b) is not ambiguous, and that the Federal Bureau of Prisons improperly computes prisoners’ good time credits. 2
I. The Issue
Petitioners contend…
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3Cited by6 opinions
- David Yi v. Federal Bureau of Prisons Vanessa P. Adams, Warden of Fci-Petersburg, the Office of the Federal Public Defender, Amicus SupportingCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
- David O'DOnalD v. Tracy Johns, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
- Jeffrey A. Brown v. Christopher ErlewineCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Vargas-Crispin v. ZenkDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2005
- Moreland v. Federal Bureau of PrisonsDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2005
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