Legal Opinion

Hunter v. Tamez

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 4, 2010No. 09-11026PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HAYNES, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Isaac Leigh Hunter, federal prisoner #35789-180, appeals from the district court’s denial of his application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Hunter filed his § 2241 application in an effort to challenge the decision of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) to deny him credit, through a nunc pro tunc order, against his federal sentence for time served in Texas state custody on unrelated state convictions. Specifically, Hunter argues that the BOP’s denial of credit violates the United States Constitution in that the decision (1) violates…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Maleng v. CookSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  2. Pack v. YusuffCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  3. Kevin L. Barden v. Patrick Keohane, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
  4. Scott v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2000
  5. Schick v. ReedSupreme Court of the United States · 1974

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3Cited by23 opinions

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  4. Black v. GonzalesDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2023
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