Legal Opinion

Morris v. United States Sentencing Commission

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 31, 2014No. Civil Action No. 2013-1387PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge

Plaintiff, a federal prisoner, commenced this action from the Federal Prison Camp in Millington, Tennessee. He sues the United States Sentencing Commission, United States Attorney General Eric Holder, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi Felicia Adams, and Assistant United States Attorney Scott Leary. Plaintiff seeks to hold the defendants liable for “the operation” of certain provisions of the U.S. sentencing guidelines that he claims “discriminate against Blacks and Career Offenders.” Complaint for…

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