Opinion ID: 1467272
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Heading Rank: 5

Heading: 2003-2004: The Third Habeas Petition

Text: On November 13, 2003, Furnari filed a third petition for habeas corpus in the District Court claiming that the Parole Commission's August 13, 2002 decision violated due process of law inasmuch as the Parole Commission in making its decision relied on conduct not related to his offenses and the decision lacked a rational basis because the Parole Commission in reaching its result relied on Casso's information. In March 2004 the District Court denied the petition, noting that it had addressed and rejected the same arguments in its order of July 18, 2002, partially denying the habeas corpus application that Furnari then was advancing. App. at 186. The court also held that there was a rational basis for the Parole Commission's decision. Id. Furnari appealed to this Court but we affirmed the District Court's order because we concluded that the Parole Commission could consider Furnari's conduct unrelated to the offenses for which he had been convicted in determining his offense severity rating. Moreover, we determined that the Parole Commission had a rational basis for awarding Furnari a Category Eight rating. Furnari v. United States Parole Comm'n, 125 Fed.Appx. 435, 437 (3d Cir.2005).