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Parties Involved:
John Fox
Appellee
Stephen Wayne Norwood
Appellant

Document Text:

United States Court of Appeals

For the Eighth Circuit

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No. 15-1767

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Stephen Wayne Norwood

lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant

v.

John Fox, Interim Warden, FCI - Forrest City

lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee

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Appeal from United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Helena

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 Submitted: December 23, 2015

Filed: January 7, 2016

[Unpublished]

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Before LOKEN, BOWMAN, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges. 

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PER CURIAM.

Appellate Case: 15-1767 Page: 1 Date Filed: 01/07/2016 Entry ID: 4353417 
Federal inmate Stephen Norwood appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 1

U.S.C. § 2241 petition in which he sought prior-custody credit towards service of his

federal sentence. Upon careful de novo review, see Abdullah v. Hedrick, 392 F.3d

957, 959 (8th Cir. 2004), we conclude that Norwood was not entitled to relief. It is

undisputed that the entire time period at issue was credited against a state sentence

that he was serving (notwithstanding his contention that the state lost “primary”

custody over him at some point). Thus, the time was not eligible for credit against

his federal sentence. See 18 U.S.C. § 3585(b); Elwell v. Fisher, 716 F.3d 477, 481

(8th Cir. 2013).

Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.

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The Honorable Kristine G. Baker, United States DistrictJudge for the Eastern 1

District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable

Jerome T. Kearney, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of

Arkansas.

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