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UNI T E D S T AT E S OF AM E RI CA , Pl ai nt i ff- A ppel l ee, v. H E C T O R G A R C IA , J R ., D e fe n d a n t-A p p e llan t.

UNI T E D S T AT E S OF AM E RI CA , Pl ai nt i ff- A ppel l ee, v. V I CT O R M A N CI LLA S, D e fe n d a n t-A p p e llan t. N o. 06- 3222

N o. 06- 3223

A ppeal from t he U ni t ed St at es D i s t ri ct C ourt

for t he D i s t ri ct of

K ansas ( D. C. No s . 0 2 - CR- 1 0 1 4 0 - 0 1 - M LB; 0 2 - CR- 1 0 1 4 0 - 2 0 - M LB) S ub m i t t ed o n the bri efs: D avi d M . L i nd, O ffi ce of U ni t ed St at es A t t or ney , W i chi t a, K ans as , forPl ai nt i ffA ppel l ee.W e have cons ol i dat ed the pr es entappea l s forpurpos es of di s pos i t i on. 1 -2- H ect orG ar ci a, J r . , pr o s e. V i ct orM anci l l as , pr o s e. B efo re M UR P HY , S EY M OUR , and M c CO NNELL , C ir c u it J u d g e s . M U R P H Y , C i r cui tJ udge.

A ft erexami ni ng t he br i efs and appe l l at e r ecor ds , t hi s courthas det erm i ned unani m ous l yt hator al ar gum entw oul d notm at er i al l yas s i s tt he det erm i nat i on of t hese ap peals . See F ed . R . A p p . P . 3 4 (a)(2); 10 th C ir . R . 3 4 . 1 (G ). T h eyare 1 th e re fo re o rd e re d su b m itt e d w ith o u t o ra l ar g u m e n t. A ppel l ant s H ect orG ar ci a, J r . and V i ct orM anci l l as w er e cha r ged i n a m u lti -c o u n t in d ictm e n t w ith a lit a n yo f o ffe n se s, in c lu d in g c o n sp ira c yto di s t r i but e coc ai ne and met hamphet ami ne. G ar ci a pl eade d gui l tyt o the drug con spi racycharge an d w as sent enced t o a term of sev enty -tw o m on ths’ in c a rc e ra tio n b yth e U n ite d S ta te s D is tr ic t C o u rt fo r t h e D is tr ic t o f K a n s a s . M anci l l as w as convi ct ed af t era j uryt r i al of cons pi r acyt o di s tr i but e coc ai ne and m ethamphet ami ne, di s t r i but i on of m ethamphet ami ne, and us i ng a comm uni cat i on fac i l i t yt o fac i l i t at e the di s t r i but i on of a c ontr ol l ed s ubs t ance . M anci l l as w as u ltim a te ly se n te n c e d to a n in e ty-s e v e n -m o n th te rm o f im p ri s o n m e n t. Uni t ed Stat es v. Manci l l as , N o . 0 5 -3 3 2 8 , 2 0 0 6 W L 1 3 8 9 1 1 1 (1 0 th C ir . M a y1 8 , 2 0 0 6 ).-3-

G ar ci a and M anci l l as bot h s t at e theyar e curr ent l yi ncar cer at ed i n the M os hannon V a lle yC o rr e c tio n a l C e n te r i n P h illip s b u rg , P e n n s y lv a n ia . O n M ay15, 2006, G ar ci a fi l ed a mot i on r eques t i ng the K ans as di s tr i ct c o u rt to c o m p e l th e B u re a u o f P riso n s to tra n sfe r h im to a d e ten tio n fa c ili ty lo c a ted w ith in a fiv e -h u n d re d -m ile ra d iu s o f A riz o n a . In th e a ltern a tiv e , G a rc ia r eques t ed thathe be tr ans ferr ed t o a “Cam p. ” M anci l l as fi l ed a ne ar l yi dent i cal m o tio n o n M a y1 9 , 2 0 0 6 , req u e stin g th a t h e b e tra n sfe rre d to a d e ten tio n fa c ili ty cl os ert o hi s fami l yorpl ace d i n a “Cam p. ” The di s tr i ctcourts um m ar i l ydeni ed bot h m ot i ons w i t houtanal y s i s . I n hi s appel l at e br i ef, G ar ci a as s er t s the di s tr i ct c o u rt e rre d b yfa ili n g to re v iew th e m e rits o f h is m o tio n a n d a sk s th is c o u rt to i s s ue a “ m emora ndum or der ” di r ect i ng hi s tr ans fer“i n the fa i rnes s of j us t i ce. ” L i kew i s e, M anci l l as r eques t s t hi s cour tgr anthi m the r el i ef he r eques t s “i n the i nt er es tof j us t i ce. ” I n t he mot i ons A ppel l ant s fi l ed w i th the di s tr i ctcourt , nei thers ought r el eas e fr om t he cus t odyof the B ur eau of Pr i s ons ora s hor t ened pe r i od of i ncar cer at i on. I ns t ead, bot h s oughta courtor derdi r ect i ng the B ur eau of Pr i s ons t o t r ans fert hem t o det ent i on fac i l i t i es l ocat ed cl os ert o thei rfami l i es . I n B oyce v. A sh c ro ft , 2 5 1 F .3 d 9 1 1 , 9 1 8 , vacated as m oot , 2 6 8 F .3 d 9 5 3 (1 0 th C ir. 2 0 0 1 ), th is cour tconcl uded thata r eques tbya fe der al pr i s onerfora cha nge i n the pl ace of confi nementi s pr oper l ycons t rued as a cha l l enge t o the condi t i ons of conf i nement and, t hus , m us tbe br oughtpur s uantt o B i vens v. Six Unknow n Nam ed Agents of-4-

the Feder alB ur eau of Nar cot i cs , 403 U . S. 388 ( 1971) . A l though B oyce w as v ac ated as m o o t on reh ea ri n g , w e a re p ersu ad ed b yit s rea so n ing . A p p ell an ts are i n t he l aw ful cus t odyof the B ur eau of Pr i s ons . B oth s eek a change i n the pl ace o f c o n fi n e m e n tr a t h e rth a n a s h o r t e n e d p e r i o d o f c u s t o d y. A c c o r d i n g l y, A ppel l ant s ’ chal l enges t o t hei rcurr entas s i gnm entatthe M os hannon V al l ey C or r ect i onal C ent erm us tbe br oughti n a B i vens act i on . B ecause A pp el l ants ’ c laim s w e re ra ise d in m o tio n s filed in th e ir re sp e c tiv e c rim in a l ca se s a n d n o t in ci vi l r i ght s compl ai nt s comport i ng w i th the r equi r ement s of B i vens , theyw ere p ro p e rl yd e n ie d b yth e d is tr ic t c o u rt . T h e jud g m en ts of

the d istri ct co u rtd en y ing A p p ell an ts’ m o ti o n s are affi rm ed .