Legal Opinion
Bourke v. Hawk
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 20, 2000No. CIV.A. 99-2960(JR)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERTSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff, proceeding without counsel, challenges the Bureau of Prisons’ Program Statement that excludes him from eligibility for a sentence reduction under 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e) because he was convicted of possession of a machine gun. Defendant has moved to dismiss, and plaintiff has moved for summary judgment. In their opposing motions, a fundamental misunderstanding is apparent. As this Court has already determined, plaintiff challenges only the Bureau of Prisons’ statutory interpretation as to his eligibility for a sentence reduction. That challenge will…
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