Opinion ID: 1467272
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Heading: 2002: The Second Habeas Corpus Petition

Text: In April 2002, Furnari filed a second habeas corpus petition in the District Court advancing four points: (1) the Parole Commission following the December 2000 hearing failed to provide adequate reasons for crediting Casso's information; (2) the Parole Commission violated the Ex Post Facto Clause of the Constitution by applying an inapplicable version of the Guidelines for Decisionmaking, 28 C.F.R. § 2.20, adopted after he committed his offenses; (3) the evidence did not support the Parole Commission's decision; and (4) the Parole Commission's reliance on conduct other than that of the offenses of the conviction violated its own rules as well as due process of law. On July 18, 2002, the District Court granted the petition on the ex post facto contention and ordered the Parole Commission to reevaluate Furnari's appeal in accordance with the version of 28 C.F.R. § 2.20 in effect at the time that Furnari committed the offenses for which he had been convicted. But the court denied Furnari's petition in all other respects, finding that the Parole Commission had a rational basis to support its conclusions and properly had considered Furnari's conduct outside of the scope of his conviction in deciding his offense severity rating. Furnari did not appeal to this Court from that decision. In response to the District Court's July 18, 2002 order, the Parole Commission issued a Notice of Action on August 13, 2002, stating that it had reevaluated Furnari's case considering the correct version of 28 C.F.R. § 2.20 but had decided not to change its prior decision. The Board affirmed the Parole Commission's order on November 14, 2002.