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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals

FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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No. 04-2718

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Willie W. Bradshaw, *

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Appellant, *

* Appeal from the United States

v. * District Court for the Western

* District of Missouri.

Bill Hedrick, *

* [UNPUBLISHED]

Appellee. *

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Submitted: December 6, 2004

Filed: December 9, 2004

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Before MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, MURPHY, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

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PER CURIAM.

 Federal inmate Willie Bradshaw appeals from the final judgment entered in the

District Court for the Western District of Missouri dismissing without prejudice his

28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition and denying his motion to proceed in forma pauperis. In

his habeas petition, Mr. Bradshaw argued that the United States Parole Commission

(the Commission) erred in determining his reparole by not crediting him for time

served on a previous sentence. We grant Mr. Bradshaw in forma pauperis status, and,

for the reasons discussed below, we affirm the dismissal of Mr. Bradshaw’s section

2241 petition.

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Federal courts lack jurisdiction to review substantive decisions of the

Commission. See Jones v. United States Bureau of Prisons, 903 F.2d 1178, 1183 (8th

Cir. 1990). The Commission’s determination regarding Mr. Bradshaw’s reparole was

substantive, see Wajda v. United States, 64 F.3d 385, 388 (8th Cir. 1995)

(determination regarding term of imprisonment within the reparole guideline range

is substantive and unreviewable), and thus we conclude that the district court lacked

jurisdiction over Mr. Bradshaw’s habeas petition.

Accordingly, we affirm. See Miller v. Benson, 51 F.3d 166, 170 (8th Cir.

1995) (appeals court may affirm on any ground supported by record).

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