LaFradez
LaFradez v. Andrews
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Bailon LaFradez appeals pro se the denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo the denial of a petition filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 , see Taylor v. Sawyer, 284 F.3d 1143, 1147 (9th Cir.2002), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 123 S.Ct. 889 , 154 L.Edüd 799 (2003) (No. 02-7092), and we vacate and remand.
LaFradez contends that he is entitled to custody credit toward his federal sentence *443 for time served in prison during the pen-dency of his state and federal prosecutions, because the federal government had primary custody of him. See 18 U.S.C. § 3585 (b)(1). Although LaFradez is incorrect as to which jurisdiction had custody, see United States v. Warren, 610 F.2d 680, 684-85 (9th Cir.1980) (holding that, typically, the sovereign that first arrests a prisoner acquires priority of custody), we vacate and remand for further factual findings.
The district court concluded that LaFradez received credit on his state sentence for time served in state custody, so there was no need to credit the federal sentence. See 18 U.S.C. § 3585 (b)(2); Alien v. Crabtree, 153 F.3d 1030, 1033 (9th Cir.1998)…