Woods filed an "Emergency Motion for Home Confinement pursuant to the CARES Act" accompanied by a "Pro Se Supplemental Motion Civil Rights Action Under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Bivens Action,” which the court construed as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus (under 28 U.S.C. § 2241). Woods argued that the BOP improperly calculated his security classification and requested that the BOP be ordered to reassess his score to the minimum level and transfer him to home confinement. The court explained that "while the CARES Act allows the Bureau of Prisons to 'lengthen the maximum amount of time for which the Director is authorized to place a prisoner in home confinement,' it does not give courts the authority to grant home confinement requests." Additionally, the court noted that Woods had filed a motion for compassionate release with his sentencing court. The court held that, since Woods "admit[ed] that he [had] not fully exhausted his administrative remedies with respect to his claims, his claims [were] premature and his 'complaint' would be dismissed without prejudice."
Woods v. Bureau of Prisons, No. 0:20-115-KKC, 2020 WL 5919671 (E.D. Ky. Oct. 06, 2020)
DETAILS
Decision
Date
10/06/2020
Practice Area
Criminal (Federal Charges)
Relief Requested
Release
Type of Court
Federal District Court
Location
Kentucky
Type of Case
Individual
Case Characteristics
Post-Conviction Detention [jail or prison], Pre-Existing Health Conditions
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