Warren v. Winn

Filing 21

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge James C. Cacheris on 4/5/2016. (rban, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

Morris J. Warren,
Petitioner,

I:15cv935 (JCC/JFA)

v.

Louis W. Winn, Jr.,

Respondent.
MEMORANDUM OPINION

Morris J. Warren, a federal inmate housed in the Eastern District of Virginia and

proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241,
challenging the most recent denial of parole by the United States Parole Commission ("USPC").
Respondent filed a Motion for Summary Judgment on December 7,2015 and petitioner has filed
a response. Accordingly, this matter is now ripe for disposition. For the reasons that follow,

respondent's Motion for Summary Judgment must be granted, and final judgment will be entered
in his favor. Petitioner's pending "Motion as that of Supplemental New and Adverse and
Diverse Documents" will be granted, and the information included by petitioner in this Motion
has been considered by this Court in reaching its decision.
I. Background

Petitioner is presently in custody basedupon his convictions for kidnapping while armed,
rape, and assault with intent to commit sodomy. Warren v. United States. 515 A.2d 208,209

(D.C. 1986). At the time of his criminal acts in Washington, D.C., petitioner was on parole
under a Youth Corrections Act sentence for robbery and assault. See Dkt. No. 18, REX 1, 2.

The Superior Court of the District of Columbia sentenced petitioner to five terms of

imprisonment, including two sentences often years to life on eachof the two rapecharges,