Amr Mohsen v. Conrad Graber

MEMORANDUM

Federal prisoner Amr Mohsen appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition challenging his placement and classification by the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review the denial of a section 2241 petition de novo, see Tablada v. Thomas, 533 F.3d 800, 805 (9th Cir.2008), and we affirm in part, vacate in part, and remand with instructions.

Mohsen contends that the BOP unlawfully denied his request for reclassification of his offense severity category from “high” to “moderate” under 18 U.S.C. § 4081 . In light of the nature of Mohsen’s offense and other relevant statutory factors, we reject this contention.

We decline to reach Mohsen’s contention that the BOP’s denial of his request for immediate placement in a Residential Reentry Center (“RRC”) violated the First Amendment. See Koerner v. Grigas, 328 F.3d 1039, 1048 (9th Cir.2003) (this court does not ordinarily consider matters on appeal that are not argued in appellant’s opening brief).

Mohsen also contends that the BOP unlawfully denied his request for RRC placement because it failed to give his request individualized…