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_____________ P E R C UR I AM M a n u e l D e L a C ru z D isla a p p e a ls f ro m th e D istric t C o u rt’s o rd e r d e n y in g h is h a b e a s c o rp u s p e tit io n f iled p u rsu a n t to 2 8 U .S .C . § 2 2 4 1 . In h is h a b e a s p e tit io n , D isla
s eeks t o chal l enge the ca l cul at i on of hi s good conductt i m e ( G C T ) bythe B ur eau ofA ccor di ng t o t he B O P’ s w ebs i t e, D i s l a i s hous ed atN or theas tO hi o C orr ect i onal 1 C ent er . See http: //w w w . bop. gov/ D at aSour ce/ exec ut e/ ds Faci l i tyA ddr es s L oc? s t a r t = y &f

a c i l i ty Co d e = NE O. 2 Pr i s ons ( B O P) . Forthe fol l ow i ng r eas ons , w e w i l l vaca t e the D i s tr i ctC our t ’ s or derand
r emand w i th i ns truct i ons t o di s m i s s the pet i t i on forl ack of habea s j ur i s di ct i on. I n N ovember2004, D i s l a w as s ent ence d i n the East ern D i s tr i ctof N ew Y or k t o 37
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o ri mp o r t i n g c o c a i n e . Di s l a s e r v e d a p o r t i o n o f h i s s e n t e n c e a tF CI Al l e n wo o d L o w i n Wh i t e De e r , P e n n s y l v a n i a . Wh i l e a tF CI Al l e n wo o d L o w, th e BO P cal cul at ed D i s l a’ s G C T bas ed on the t i m e he w i l l actual l ys erve i n pr i s on, noton the l ength of the s ent ence i m pos ed, and i nform ed D i s l a hi s pr oj ect ed r el eas e dat e. I n Sept ember2005, D i s l a att empt ed t o chal l enge the B O P’ s m ethod of ca l cul at i on b yf ili n g th e c u rre n t h a b e a s c o rp u s p e tit io n in th e M id d le D istric t o f P e n n sy lv a n ia. In h is p e titio n , D is la n a m e s K a re n F . H o g s te n , W a rd e n a t F C I A lle n w o o d L o w , a s re s p o n d e n t. A tthe bott om of hi s pet i t i on, D i s l a w r i t es hi s addr es s as “N E O C C , ” Y oungs t ow n, O hi o. 1 I n deny i ng D i s l a’ s pet i t i on, the D i s tr i ctC our tci t ed O ’ D onal d v. J ohns , 402 F. 3d 172 ( 3d C i r . 2005) , as contr ol l i ng pr ece dentr ej ect i ng D i s l a’ s pos i t i on. A l though t he D i s tr i ctC our ti s corr ectthatO ’ D onal d governs the G C T i s s ue r ai s ed in D isla ’s p e tit io n , the D istric t C o u rt a p p a re n tlyo v e rlo o k e d th a t h e is h o u se d a t a
corr ect i onal fac i l i tyout s i de the M i ddl e D i s tr i ctof Penns y l vani a. T he D i s tr i ctC our tt hus
n e g le c te d to re c o g n iz e th a t D is la f a ile d to n a m e h is im m e d ia te c u s to d ia n a s re s p o n d e n t. U n d e r th e f

e d e ra l h a b e a s s tatu te, th e p ro p e r re sp o n d e n t is th e p e rso n w h o h a s im m e d iateI n addi t i on t o t he O hi o addr es s aff i xed t o the pet i t i on, the i nm at e ac count 2 s t at ementacc om pany i ng D i s l a’ s appl i cat i on t o pr ocee d i n form a paupe r i s , fi l ed c o n c u rre n tlyw ith th e h a b e a s p e tit io n , is c e rtifie d b yth e b u sin e ss m a n a g e r a t th e O h io f a c i l i ty. U p o n d e ter m in in g th a t itlac k e d ju risd ictio n , the D istric t C o u rt n o rm a llyw o u ld 3 cons i derw hetherthe i nt er es t s of j us t i ce r equi r e tr ans ferr i ng D i s l a’ s habea s pet i t i on t o the di s tr i ctcourthavi ng j ur i s di ct i on. See 28 U . S. C . § 1631. R ece nt l y , the Si xth C i r cui t( the j udi ci al ci r cui tw hi ch enc om pas s es O hi o) expr es s l yadopt ed ourhol di ng i n O ’ D onal d and re je c te d D is la ’s p o s itio n . S e e P e tty v . S tin e , 4 2 4 F .3 d 5 0 9 , 5 1 0 (6 th C ir . 2 0 0 5 ). A ccor di ngl y , tr ans ferr i ng D i s l a’ s habea s pet i t i on t o a di s tr i ctcourti n O hi o w oul d not s erve the i nt er es t s of j us t i ce. 3 c u sto d yo v e r th e p e tit io n e r. S e e 2 8 U .S .C . § § 2 2 4 2 , 2 2 4 3 ; R u m sf e ld v . P a d ill a , 1 2 4 S . C t. 2711, 2720 ( 2004) . A s w e have pr evi ous l yhel d, the i m m edi at e cus t odi an i s the w ar den of the fa ci l i tyw her e the pet i t i oneri s hel d beca us e thatper s on “has day
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overthe pr i s oner ” and c an “pr oduce the ac tual body . ” Y i v. M augans , 24 F. 3d 500, 507 (3d C ir . 1 9 9 4 ). A t th e tim e D isla f

iled h is p e tit io n , h e w a s in c u sto d ya t a f a c ili tyin O h io , n o t in th e M id d le D istric t o f

P e n n sy lv a n ia. H is im m e d iate c u sto d ian is th e W a rd e n a t th e O h io 2 fac i l i ty , notthe W ar den atFC I A l l enw ood L ow . T he D i s tr i ctC our t ’ s habea s j ur i s di ct i on is l im it ed to the M idd le D istri ct of P en n sy lvan ia. Id. A cc o rdin g ly , the D istri ct C o u rt
s houl d have di s m i s s ed D i s l a’ s pet i t i on forl ack of habea s j ur i s di ct i on. 3 B eca us e the D i s tr i ctC our tl acke d habea s j ur i s di ct i on t o cons i derD i s l a’ s pet i t i on, w e w ill su m m a rilyv a c a te th e D istric t C o u rt’s o rd e r. W e w ill re m a n d w ith in stru c tio n s to di s m i s s the pet i t i on forl ack of j ur i s di ct i on.