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Smallwood v. Oddo

District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania

Decided October 17, 2019No. 3:17-cv-02326Unknown

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA JAMES EUGENE SMALLWOOD, Petitioner, NO. 3:17-CV-2326 v. (JUDGE CAPUTO) L.J. ODDO, et al., Respondents. MEMORANDUM Presently before me is the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2241

(Doc. 1) filed by James Eugene Smallwood (“Petitioner”). Petitioner alleges that after the United States Parole Commission (“USPC”) revoked his parole, the USPC “double count[ed]” his criminal history in deciding to impose more prison time than that suggested by the guidelines. Because the USPC did not engage in…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Greenholtz v. Inmates of the Nebraska Penal & Correctional ComplexSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. United States v. AddonizioSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Woodall v. Federal Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
  4. James Callwood v. Jerry Enos , Director, Bureau of Correction Chesley Roebuck, Chairman of V.I. Parole BoardCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
  5. John H. Block v. Edwin PotterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980

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