Opinion · United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
CERVANTE v. U.S., 402 Fed.Appx. 886 (5th Cir. 2010)
Juan Manuel CERVANTE, Petitioner-Appellant v. United States,Respondent-Appellee., 402 F. App'x 886 (5th Cir. 2010)
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- 2010-11-18
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CERVANTE v. U.S., 402 Fed.Appx. 886 (5th Cir. 2010) Juan Manuel CERVANTE, Petitioner-Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America,Respondent-Appellee. No. 10-50248 Summary Calendar.United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. November 18, 2010. [EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.] Juan Manuel Cervante, Pecos, TX, pro se.
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CERVANTE v. U.S.,402 Fed.Appx. 886(5th Cir. 2010)
Juan Manuel CERVANTE, Petitioner-Appellant v. UNITED STATES of America,
Respondent-Appellee.
No. 10-50248 Summary Calendar.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
November 18, 2010.
Juan Manuel Cervante, Pecos, TX, pro se.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.
Joseph H. Gay, Jr., Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, San Antonio, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas, USDC No. 4:10-CV-15.Page 887
Before HIGGINBOTHAM, SMITH, and HAYNES, Circuit Judges.
Juan Manuel Cervante, federal prisoner # 36300-177, filed in the district court a petition under28 U.S.C. § 2241. He argued that he has been deprived of benefits provided to other prisoners in light of his immigration status, including a possible one-year reduction of his sentence after completion of a drug treatment program under18 U.S.C. § 3621(e) and placement in a less restrictive facility at the end of his sentence pursuant to18 U.S.C. § 3624(c). The district court dismissed Cervante's habeas petition for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, concluding that his claims involved the conditions of his confinement and thus should be presented in a civil rights action. Cervante now seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) on appeal in order to challenge the district court's adverse ruling. We grant the motion for leave to proceed IFP. Additionally, given our determination of the subject-matter jurisdiction question, we dispense with further briefing of the merits of Cervante's claims.
Cervante's challenges to his inability to receive a one-year sentence reduction after completion of a drug treatment program and to his ineligibility for placement in a halfway house or other less restrictive confinement designed to prepare a prisoner for reentry into society affect the execution of his sentence. Thus, such claims may be raised under § 2241.See Rublee v. Fleming,160 F.3d 213,214-17(5th Cir. 1998);United States v. Cleto,956 F.2d 83,84(5th Cir. 1992). As a result, we vacate and remand to the district court for further proceedings.
IFP GRANTED; VACATED AND REMANDED.
Cervante's challenges to his inability to receive a one-year sentence reduction after completion of a drug treatment program and to his ineligibility for placement in a halfway house or other less restrictive confinement designed to prepare a prisoner for reentry into society affect the execution of his sentence. Thus, such claims may be raised under § 2241.See Rublee v. Fleming,160 F.3d 213,214-17(5th Cir. 1998);United States v. Cleto,956 F.2d 83,84(5th Cir. 1992). As a result, we vacate and remand to the district court for further proceedings.
IFP GRANTED; VACATED AND REMANDED.