Legal Opinion
Abbott v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 27, 2014No. 12-35801PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GOULD, Circuit Judge:
In 2011, Petitioner Shane Abbott (“Abbott”) sought acceptance into the Residential Drug Abuse Program (“RDAP”) run by the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) and was denied, based on a 2009 BOP rule that precluded prisoners with outstanding warrants from RDAP eligibility. He filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking to compel the BOP to allow him into RDAP, which was denied by the district court. He appealed that decision in 2012.
While Abbott’s 2012 appeal was pending, the BOP changed its mind about proper procedure and changed its course. The BOP discovered…
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