Legal Opinion

Dennis Fults v. Linda Sanders, Warden, Fci-Fc

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 6, 2006No. 05-3490PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MELLOY, Circuit Judge.

The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) passed a regulation that limits the portion of an inmate’s sentence that can be served in a Community Corrections Center (CCC), commonly known as a halfway house. Dennis Fults, an inmate who wished to be transferred to a CCC, petitioned for a writ *1089of habeas corpus arguing that this regulation is invalid. The district court1 struck down the regulation on the basis that it conflicts with 18 U.S.C. § 3621(b), and the BOP appealed. We affirm.

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On January 21, 2005, Fults was sentenced to an eighteen-month term of incarceration for concealment of…

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  2. Lopez v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
  3. Woodall v. Federal Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2005
  4. Anthony R. Elwood v. Cole Jeter, Warden, Fci Forrest City United States Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2004
  5. Goldings v. WinnCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2004

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