Bill Norman Thompson v. C.E. Floyd, Warden

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9 F.3d 1553·1993 WL 432645·1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 36109
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 26, 199393-55012California735 words

Opinion

Opinion

9 F.3d 1553 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Bill Norman THOMPSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. C.E. FLOYD, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. No. 93-55012. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Oct. 20, 1993. * Decided Oct. 26, 1993. Before: BEEZER, KOZINSKI, and T.G. NELSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Bill Norman Thompson, a federal prisoner, appeals pro se the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition. Thompson contends that the district court erred by denying him credit for time he spent released on bail before he began serving his sentence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, Grady v. Crabtree, 958 F.2d 874, 874 (9th Cir.1992) (per curiam), and affirm. 3 A federal prisoner who was sentenced before the United States Sentencing Guidelines took effect receives credit toward his sentence for "any days spent in custody in connection with the offense or acts for which the sentence was…

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