Case Name: Jeffrey M. ORTIZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. L.E. FLEMING, Warden, Federal Medical Center-Fort Worth, Respondent-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2004-08-17
Citations: 104 F. App'x 433
Docket Number: No. 04-10611
Parties: Jeffrey M. ORTIZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. L.E. FLEMING, Warden, Federal Medical Center-Fort Worth, Respondent-Appellee.
Judges: Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and PICKERING, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 104
Pages: 433–433

Head Matter:
Jeffrey M. ORTIZ, Petitioner-Appellant, v. L.E. FLEMING, Warden, Federal Medical Center-Fort Worth, Respondent-Appellee.
No. 04-10611.
Conference Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Decided Aug. 17, 2004.
Jeffrey M. Ortiz, Fort Washington, MD, for Petitioner-Appellant.
Charles O. Dobbs, Fort Worth, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, DAVIS, and PICKERING, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Jeffrey M. Ortiz, federal prisoner # 85990-012, appeals from the district court's denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. In that petition, Ortiz sought habeas corpus relief on the ground that the Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") violated his constitutional rights by informing him he was eligible for early release under 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e)(2)(B) and then subsequently determining that he was ineligible for early release. In an appeal from the denial of habeas relief, "this Court reviews the district court's determinations of law de novo and its findings of facts for clear error." Venegas v. Henman, 126 F.3d 760, 761 (5th Cir.1997).
Ortiz did not have a constitutionally protected right to early release under 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e)(2)(B). See Rublee v. Fleming, 160 F.3d 213, 216-17 (5th Cir.1998). Accordingly, the district court properly denied Ortiz's instant petition. This appeal is without arguable merit and is thus frivolous. See Howard, v. King, 707 F.2d 215, 219-20 (5th Cir.1983). Because it is frivolous, the respondent's motion to dismiss the instant appeal is GRANTED. All other outstanding motions are DENIED. The instant appeal is DISMISSED AS FRIVOLOUS. See 5th Cir. R. 42.2.
MOTION TO DISMISS GRANTED; ALL OTHER OUTSTANDING MOTIONS DENIED; APPEAL DISMISSED AS FRIVOLOUS.
Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.