Saunders v. Perdue

Filing 33

ORDER Adopting Report and Recommendation on Petitioner's 28 U.S.C. §2241 Petition: adopting 31 Report and Recommendations; granting 18 Motion to Dismiss. The Court hereby DENIES 1 Petitioner's application under 28 U.S.C.§ ; 2241, and DISMISSES it WITH PREJUDICE. Accordingly, this matter is hereby ORDERED STRICKEN from the active docket of this Court. The Clerk is DIRECTED toenter judgment for Respondent. Signed by District Judge Gina M. Groh on 5/29/2013. Copy to pro se respondent by cm,rr. (cmd) (Additional attachment(s) added on 5/29/2013: # 1 Certified Mail Return Receipt) (cmd).

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA
MARTINSBURG

SHAWNDALE D. SAUNDERS,
Petitioner,
v.

CIVIL ACTION NO. 3:13-CV-5
(JUDGE GROH)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Respondent.

ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION ON
PETITIONER’S 28 U.S.C. § 2241 PETITION
On this day, the above-styled matter came before the Court for consideration of the
Report and Recommendation of United States Magistrate Judge John S. Kaull. Pursuant
to this Court’s Local Rules, this action was referred to Magistrate Judge Kaull for
submission of a proposed report and a recommendation (“R & R”). Magistrate Judge Kaull
filed his R & R on April 30, 2013. In that filing, the magistrate judge recommended that this
Court deny Petitioner’s application under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 [Doc. 31].
Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(c), this Court is required to make a de novo
review of those portions of the magistrate judge’s findings to which objection is made.
However, the Court is not required to review, under a de novo or any other standard, the
factual or legal conclusions of the magistrate judge as to those portions of the findings or
recommendation to which no objections are addressed. Thomas v. Arn, 474 U.S. 140,
150, 106 S. Ct. 466 (1985). In addition, failure to file timely objections constitutes a waiver
of de novo review and the petitioner's right to appeal this Court's Order. 28 U.S.C.
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§ 636(b)(1); Snyder v. Ridenour, 889 F.2d 1363, 1366 (4th Cir. 1989); United States v.
Schronce, 727 F.2d 91, 94 (4th Cir. 1984). Objections to Magistrate Judge Kaull’s R & R
were due within fourteen (14) days of being served with a copy of the same, pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 72(b). The docket reflects that
service was accepted on May 3, 2013. [Doc. 32]. Neither party filed objections to the

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& R. Accordingly, this Court will review the report and recommendation for clear error.
Petitioner filed his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition asserting that the BOP unlawfully
denied him credit for time in state or federal court and has unlawfully computed and/or
calculated his sentence in accordance with federal mandates. Petitioner seeks an order
instructing the BOP to adjust his sentence credit to begin on April 18, 2008, the date federal
authorities borrowed Petitioner from state authorities via a Writ of Habeas Corpus Ad
Prosequendum. Specifically, Petitioner is seeking prior custody credit for the time between
April 18, 2008 and January 30, 2009, when he was sentenced in federal court. However,
Magistrate Judge Kaull found that this time was applied to his state sentence and applying
the time to his federal sentence would result in double credit.
Upon careful review of the report and recommendation, it is the opinion of this Court
that the magistrate judge’s Report and Recommendation [Doc. 31] should be, and is,
hereby ORDERED ADOPTED for the reasons more fully stated in the magistrate judge’s
report. Accordingly, the Court hereby DENIES Petitioner's application under 28 U.S.C.
§ 2241 [Doc. 1], and DISMISSES it WITH PREJUDICE. Accordingly, this matter is hereby
ORDERED STRICKEN from the active docket of this Court. The Clerk is DIRECTED to
enter judgment for Respondent.
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It is so ORDERED.
The Clerk is directed to transmit copies of this Order to all counsel of record and to
mail a true copy to the pro se petitioner. Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 58,
the Clerk is directed to enter judgment on this matter.
DATED: May 29, 2013

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