Meegan v. Hollingsworth

Filing 17

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER denying petition for writ of habeas corpus and dismissing the action. Signed by U. S. District Judge Lawrence L. Piersol on 9/30/11. (DJP)

FILED
SEP 30 2011
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF SOUTH DAKOTA

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SOUTHERN DIVISION

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CIV 10-4136
PAUL MEEGAN,
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Petitioner,
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MEMORANDUM OPINION AND
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ORDER
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JORDAN R. HOLLINGSWORTH,
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WARDEN - FPC YANKTON,
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SOUTH DAKOTA,
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Respondent.
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Petitioner, Paul Meegan, an inmate who is incarcerated at the Federal Prison Camp in
yankton, South Dakota, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241.
Petitioner's action challenges the validity of the Bureau of Prisons' administration of the prisoner
reentry program under the Second Chance Act of2007. Doc. I. Petitioner, in his Supplement to the
Petition (Doc. 2), also maintains that the Bureau of Prisons has violated the Bureau's own policy in
conducting Petitioner's individual RRC placement evaluation. The Respondent has submitted a
response to the Petition (Doc. 14). In addition to defending the Bureau of Prisons' administration
ofthe prisoner reentry program under the Second Chance Act of2007, the Respondent advised that
Meegan had received the relief he sought in his petition, because he had received a pre-release
placement in Janesville, Wisconsin, and the case was now moot. Meegan has not filed any reply or
other pleading challenging the assertion that his case is moot.
In similar Section 2241 actions, Bowers v. Warden, Federal Prison Camp, Yankton, No, 10­
4006,2011 WL 795546 (D.S.D. Feb. 25,2011), and LeMaster v. Hollingsworth, No. 11-4019,2011
WL 3322227 (D.S.D. Aug. 2,2011), this Court held that the BOP policies were valid, reasonable and
not in conflict with the provisions ofthe Second Chance Act of2007. Even if Meegan's case were
not moot, Meegan's case is bound by the holdings in the Bowers and LeMaster cases. Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that Meegan's petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied and
the action is dismissed.

Dated this 30th day of September, 2011.
BY THE COURT:

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L rence L. Piersol
United States District Judge
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