United States Seventh Circuit

Plaintiff's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is dismissed under the Bureau of Prisons's reasonable interpretation of 18 U.S.C. section 3624(b)(1), which awards credit for each year served in prison rather than each year of the sentence imposed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/02/2004
• Published 12/02/2004

Judges

• SYKES, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, EVANS and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Emily M. Feinstein (argued), Quarles & Brady, Madison, WI, for Petitioner-Appellee., Steven Pray O'Connor (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Madison, WI, for Respondent-Appellant.