Legal Opinion
Ferguson v. Louisiana Department of Public Safety
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 15, 2007No. 06-30233Unpublished
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM: *
Shannon Charles Ferguson, Louisiana prisoner # 214807, appeals the district court’s denial and dismissal with prejudice of his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 complaint, which it construed as a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. While Ferguson argues that the district court erred in construing his civil rights complaint as a habeas petition because he is not challenging his conviction or confinement, his claim that his 1996 seven-year sentence, no matter how served, was over in seven years is essentially an argument that he should receive credit towards his 1996 conviction for his time spent on good…
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- Howard v. BD. OF PROBATION & PAROLELouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
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