Legal Opinion · Concurring in part, dissenting in part
Paul N. Bowen v. Robert A. Hood, 1 Warden, Fci, Sheridan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 4, 2000No. 98-36190, 99-35035, 98-36191, 99-35041, 98-36223, 98-36224, 98-36273, 98-36274, 98-36277, 98-36279, 99-35040, 99-35080, 99-35063, 99-35090, 99-35081, 99-35082, 99-35174, 99-35175, 99-35176, 99-35177, 99-36280, 99-36281, 99-35157, 99-35232, 99-35598, 99-35627, 99-35629, 99-35631, 99-35636, 99-35637, 99-35659, 99-35672, 99-35415, 99-35416, 99-35417, 99-35418, 99-35419, 99-35420, 99-35421, 99-35422, 99-35424, 99-35425, 99-35430, 99-35431, 99-35432, 99-35433Published
1Concurring in part, dissenting in partFernandez, Circuit Judge
I concur in Parts I, II, III, IV-A, and V-A of the majority opinion, but for the following reasons I dissent from Parts IVB and V-B.
The Bowen Group insists that the Bureau’s position cannot be used against its members because to do so would be a forbidden retroactive application of the Bureau’s views. That group relies on our decision in Cort v. Crabtree, 113 F.3d 1081, 1086-87 (9th Cir.1997). In Cort, the Bureau attempted to apply a program change to prisoners who had already commenced a comprehensive substance abuse treatment program and been told that they were eligible for early release.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Cort v. CrabtreeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Charles FURGUIEL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Michael L. BENOV, Warden, Respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
- Delancy v. CrabtreeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997