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Every decision we've filed under Habeas Corpus - General (28 USC 2241).
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling denying a prisoner's habeas corpus petition. The court held that the Bureau of Prisons retains authority to discipline inmates at the Administrative Maximum Facility and revoke earned good conduct time.
The Fourth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a service member's habeas petition challenging his court-martial convictions. The court held that the military courts fully and fairly considered all of the petitioner's non-jurisdictional claims, precluding federal review on the merits.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by federal prisoner Robert L. Hedrick due to a lack of jurisdiction. The court also ordered Hedrick to pay a three hundred dollar sanction for filing frivolous motions.
The Ninth Circuit held that a violation of the federal murder-for-hire statute resulting in death is not categorically a crime of violence. The court reversed the district court's denial of a motion to vacate convictions for solicitation to commit murder-for-hire where death resulted.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed a habeas corpus appeal as moot. The petitioner's scheduled release from federal custody eliminated any live case or controversy regarding his petition.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a supervised release revocation sentence but remanded for reconsideration of a community service condition. The court held that the district court did not impermissibly consider retribution and that the community service condition was ripe for facial review.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the denial of a federal prisoner's motions to amend his habeas petition and for reconsideration. The court held that the district court correctly applied the law-of-the-case doctrine and lacked authority to amend a petition after final judgment.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed the denial of a habeas petition challenging the Bureau of Prisons' calculation of First Step Act time credits. The court held that the Bureau correctly treated the petitioner's sentences as a single aggregate term due to a conviction under Section nineteen eighty-three of Title eighteen of the United States Code.
The Ninth Circuit affirmed a federal sentence for a defendant convicted of child sex abuse conspiracy. The court held that challenges to supervised release conditions were not yet ripe and that ineffective assistance claims were inappropriate for direct appeal.
The Eighth Circuit affirmed a wire fraud sentence and dismissed an appeal based on a valid plea agreement waiver. The court rejected an ineffective assistance claim because the record was not developed for direct review.