Woodall

Woodall v. Driver

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127 F. App'x 939
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitApril 11, 2005No. 04-56596; D.C. No. CV-04-00168-IEGCalifornia276 words

Opinion

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MEMORANDUM **

Shawn James Woodall appeals pro se the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition challenging the *940 Board of Prison’s (“BOP”) denial of a sentence reduction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3621 (e)(2)(B). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 2253 . We review de novo, Bowen v. Hood, 202 F.3d 1211, 1218 (9th Cir.2000) (per curiam), and we affirm.

Woodall contends the BOP improperly denied the 108-day sentence reduction he earned pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3621 (e)(2)(B) through participation in the prison’s residential drug abuse program. We disagree. The record indicates the BOP properly exercised its discretion to ultimately deny the sentence reduction based on Woodall’s escape from custody prior to his completion of all the components of the treatment program. See Bowen, 202 F.3d at 1220-22 (explaining eligibility determinations under section 3621(e)(2)(B) are provisional until treatment is fully completed).

Woodall also contends he was entitled to notice and an opportunity to be heard prior to the BOP finding he had forfeited his sentence reduction. We conclude this contention fails because section 3621(e)(2)(B) does not create a due process…

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