Legal Opinion

Alcantara v. Hollingsworth

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided May 5, 2016No. Civ. No. 15-1543 (RBK)Published

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ROBERT B. KUGLER, U.S.D.J

I. INTRODUCTION

Petitioner is a federal prisoner proceeding through counsel with a petition for -writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner claims that the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) has improperly calculated his sentence. For the following reasons, the habeas petition will be granted.

II. BACKGROUND

In April, 1994, petitioner was arrested on charges involving a marijuana conspiracy in the Southern District of Florida. Petitioner was released on bond, but fled. In January, 1995, petitioner was indicted in the Southern District of Florida…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. United States v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
  2. United States v. Robert Vaughn EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
  3. Victor M. Roussos v. Frederick Menifee, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  4. United States v. Labeille-SotoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  5. Rashid v. QuintanaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010

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