United States Fifth Circuit
In re US Bureau of Prisons, 18-50512
Reversed a contempt sanction that a federal judge had imposed on the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The Bureau had refused to heed the judge's instructions regarding the calculation of certain federal inmates' sentencing credits. The Fifth Circuit held that the contempt order exceeded the judge's legal authority.
Appellate Information
- Published 2019/03/14
Judges
- Higginson
Court
- United States Fifth Circuit