Opinion ID: 682783
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Heading: The Bureau of Prison's Late Response

Text: 36 Nigro claims that the Regional Director's response to his BP-10 form was 36 days late. He claims that the government is in default as a result. Nigro claims this default gave the government unclean hands and that it would be unfair for the government now to claim that Nigro's BP-11 form was too late. 37 We disagree. Regulations allow the Regional Director to respond after time limits have expired: If the inmate does not receive a response within the time allotted for reply, including extension, the inmate may consider the absence of a response to be a denial at that level. 28 C.F.R. Sec. 542.14. Moreover, government delay does not affect how long the prisoner has to respond. The period in which the prisoner may appeal runs from the time the prisoner receives the Regional Director's response, whenever issued. Id. Sec. 542.15. Finally, Nigro has failed to show any prejudice resulting from the government's delay.