Punch and Jurists

Tipton v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, No. Cic.A.CCB 03-153 (D.Md.) (262 F.Supp.2d 633) (May 15, 2003) (Judge Catherine C. Blake) by Here the Court granted injunctive relief against implementation of a new BOP policy that would have transferred 3 inmates from their halfway houses back to prison because the new …

Iacaboni v. U.S., No. C.A. 30013-MAP (D.Mass.) (251 F.Supp.2d 1015) (March 20, 2003) (Judge Michael A. Ponsor) by The petitioners in these three consolicated cases sought habeas relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255 based on the Bureau of Prison's (BOP) change in policy that ended its long practice of …

Byrd v. Moore, No. 3:03-CV-25 (W.D.N.C.) (252 F.Supp.2d 293) (March 7, 2003) (Judge Graham C. Mullen) by The retitioners in this case were convicted of fraud and they were originally sentenced to terms of imprisonment "with work release." After they commenced service of those sentences, the Bureau of Prisons announced …

Ashkenazi v. Atty. General of the U.S., No. Civ. No. 03-062(GK) (D.D.C.) (246 F.Supp.2d 1) (February 24, 2003) (Judge Gladys Kessler) by Here the Court granted the plaintiff’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the BOP, barring his re-designation to a prison camp from a halfway house pursuant to a …

Howard v. Ashcroft, No. Civ. 03-123-D-M3 (M.D.La.) (248 F.Supp.2d 518) (February 27, 2003) (Judge James J. Brady) by The petitioner, an inmate assigned to a community confinement center or halfway house (CCC), brought an action seeking to prevent the BOP from reassigning her - based on a new and retroactive …