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Ross v. Fondren

United States District Court, D. Minnesota
Oct 28, 2008
CIVIL FILE NO. 08-1325 (MJD/AJB) (D. Minn. Oct. 28, 2008)

Summary

upholding BOP interpretation "that GCT credit is calculated based upon the actual time a prisoner serves, beginning on the date the federal sentence is imposed."

Summary of this case from Lopez v. Terrell

Opinion

CIVIL FILE NO. 08-1325 (MJD/AJB).

October 28, 2008

Nicholas John Ross, pro se, Counsel for Petitioner.

Nancy E. Brasel, Office of the United States Attorney, Counsel for Defendant.


ORDER


This matter comes before the Court upon the Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge Arthur J. Boylan dated July 31, 2008. [Docket No. 15]. Petitioner Nicholas John Ross filed an objection to the Report and Recommendation. [Docket No. 16]. Pursuant to statute, the Court has conducted a de novo review of the record. 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1); Local Rule 72.2(b). Based upon that review, the Court ADOPTS the Report and Recommendation, with the exception that, on the second line of the third paragraph of page six, "U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(c)" is changed to read "U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(b)."

Accordingly, based upon the files, records, and proceedings herein, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. The Court ADOPTS the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation dated July 31, 2008 [Docket No. 15], with the exception that, on the second line of the third paragraph of page six, "U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(c)" is changed to read "U.S.S.G. § 5G1.3(b)."
2. Petitioner's Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 [Docket No. 1] is DISMISSED.

LET JUDGMENT BE ENTERED ACCORDINGLY.


Summaries of

Ross v. Fondren

United States District Court, D. Minnesota
Oct 28, 2008
CIVIL FILE NO. 08-1325 (MJD/AJB) (D. Minn. Oct. 28, 2008)

upholding BOP interpretation "that GCT credit is calculated based upon the actual time a prisoner serves, beginning on the date the federal sentence is imposed."

Summary of this case from Lopez v. Terrell
Case details for

Ross v. Fondren

Case Details

Full title:NICHOLAS JOHN ROSS, Petitioner, v. DWIGHT L. FONDREN, Defendant

Court:United States District Court, D. Minnesota

Date published: Oct 28, 2008

Citations

CIVIL FILE NO. 08-1325 (MJD/AJB) (D. Minn. Oct. 28, 2008)

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