Case Name: Elmer JAMES, Jr., Appellant v. Warden John NASH
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2005-11-09
Citations: 153 F. App'x 874
Docket Number: No. 05-1864
Parties: Elmer JAMES, Jr., Appellant v. Warden John NASH.
Judges: Before SLOVITER, MCKEE AND FISHER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 153
Pages: 874–874

Head Matter:
Elmer JAMES, Jr., Appellant v. Warden John NASH.
No. 05-1864.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted For Possible Summary Action Under Third Circuit LAR 27.4 and I.O.P. 10.6 Oct. 14, 2005.
Decided Nov. 9, 2005.
Elmer James, Jr., Fort Dix, NJ, pro se.
Before SLOVITER, MCKEE AND FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM
Elmer James, Jr. appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, denying his petition for habeas corpus. In his petition, James argued that the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) was miscalculating his "good time credits" pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b). James argued that the BOP incorrectly based its calculations on the number of days actually served rather than the length of the sentence imposed.
We recently addressed the identical arguments in O'Donald v. Johns, 402 F.3d 172 (3d Cir.2005). We concluded, as did the District Court here, that the BOP's interpretation of the statute, which utilizes a formula based on the time actually served, is reasonable. We therefore will affirm the District Court's order.