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Parties Involved:
Nicholas David Albrecht
Plaintiff
Linda Sanders
Defendant

Document Text:

1

The parties have consented to proceedings before a United States Magistrate Judge. (Docket

entry #10.)

2

The Program was created by statute in 1990. See 18 U.S.C. § 4046 ([BOP] “may place in

a shock incarceration program any person who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than

12, but not more than 30 months”). Successful completion of the Program could entitle an inmate

to early release consideration. 28 C.F.R. §§ 524.32.

Although Congress authorized funding for the Program, it did not appropriate funds

specifically for the Program. Castellini v. Lappin, 365 F. Supp.2d 197, 199 (D. Mass.2005). BOP

funded the Program with lump-sum congressional appropriations. United States. v. Serrato, 2005

WL 1661831, *1 (D. Or.2005). Following a budget shortfall in Fiscal Year 2004, and studies

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS

HELENA DIVISION

NICHOLAS DAVID ALBRECHT

REG. #07389-046 PETITIONER

VS. 2:06CV00111 JTR

LINDA SANDERS, Warden, 

FCI, Forrest City, Arkansas RESPONDENT

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

Pending before the Court1 is Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss the Petition for Writ of Habeas

Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Docket entry #16.) Before addressing Respondents’ Motion,

the Court will briefly review the relevant procedural history.

On April 20, 2006, Petitioner filed this federal habeas action. (Docket entry #1.) Petitioner

alleged he was serving a 60-month sentence, imposed at an unspecified time, for a conviction of

conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Petitioner claimed he was entitled to habeas relief due

to the BOP’s decision to terminate the “Boot Camp” Program, alternatively known as the “Shock

Incarceration Program.”2

 Petitioner requested credit for the time he would have received had he

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leading BOP to conclude that the Program was not effective in reducing recidivism, BOP decided

to phase out the program. Castellini v. Lappin, 365 F. Supp.2d 197, 199 (D. Mass. 2005). On

January 14, 2005, the BOP Director issued a memorandum to the federal judiciary and others

announcing that inmates would no longer have the option to participate in the Program, and that the

Program would be terminated immediately after current enrollees had completed the program.

Memorandum for Federal Judges, Chief Probation Officers, Federal Public Defenders, and United

States Attorneys, January 14, 2005, from BOP Director Harley G. Lappin.

3

Courts in the Eastern District of Arkansas have rejected identical habeas challenges to the

Program’s termination. See Self v. Sanders, E.D. Ark No. 2:05CV00205 JTR; Fason v. Sanders,

E.D. Ark. No. 2:05CV00171 HDY. 

entered and completed the Program.

Respondent filed a Response (docket entry #9) arguing that Petitioner’s claim failed on the

merits.3

 Later, Respondent filed a Motion to Dismiss (docket entry #16), based on Petitioner having

been released from BOP custody on August 3, 2007. (Docket entry #16 at 3.) 

Petitioner’s requested relief is now moot due to his having been released from BOP custody.

Thus, the Court will grant Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED THAT Respondent’s Motion to Dismiss (docket entry #16)

is GRANTED, and this case is DISMISSED, WITH PREJUDICE. 

Dated this 20th day of December, 2007.

 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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