Shipp v. Hurwitz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ROBERT SHIPP, : : Plaintiff, : Civil Action No.: 19-1733 (RC) : v. : Re Document No.: 2 : HUGH J. HURWITZ, et al., : : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OPINION DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Robert Shipp, a convicted felon currently serving a thirty-year sentence for drug- related crimes and scheduled for release in the next few weeks, comes before this Court seeking to compel Defendants the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) and its acting director, Hugh J. Hurwitz, to…