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Galloway v. Fisher

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Pensacola Division
Aug 27, 2008
Case No. 3:08cv82/LAC/EMT (N.D. Fla. Aug. 27, 2008)

Summary

holding that the Attorney General of the United States, "acting through the Bureau of Prisons . . . initially possesses the exclusive authority to determine when a sentence is deemed to 'commence' and to compute sentence credit awards after sentencing"

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Opinion

Case No. 3:08cv82/LAC/EMT.

August 27, 2008


ORDER


This cause comes on for consideration upon the magistrate judge's report and recommendation dated August 12, 2008 (Doc. 14). The parties have been furnished a copy of the report and recommendation and have been afforded an opportunity to file objections pursuant to Title 28, United States Code, Section 636(b)(1). I have made a de novo determination of the objections filed.

Having considered the report and recommendation, the objections thereto, I have determined that the report and recommendation should be adopted.

Accordingly, it is now ORDERED as follows:

1. The magistrate judge's report and recommendation is adopted and incorporated by reference in this order.

2. Petitioner's petition for writ of habeas corpus (Doc. 1) is DENIED and the clerk is directed to close the file.

DONE AND ORDERED.


Summaries of

Galloway v. Fisher

United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Pensacola Division
Aug 27, 2008
Case No. 3:08cv82/LAC/EMT (N.D. Fla. Aug. 27, 2008)

holding that the Attorney General of the United States, "acting through the Bureau of Prisons . . . initially possesses the exclusive authority to determine when a sentence is deemed to 'commence' and to compute sentence credit awards after sentencing"

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Case details for

Galloway v. Fisher

Case Details

Full title:RANDY GALLOWAY, Petitioner, v. SCOTT FISHER, Warden, Respondent

Court:United States District Court, N.D. Florida, Pensacola Division

Date published: Aug 27, 2008

Citations

Case No. 3:08cv82/LAC/EMT (N.D. Fla. Aug. 27, 2008)

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