Hogan v. FCI La Tuna Case Manager

Podcast: Swear on the Stand · Daniel W. Swear

Opublikowano: 2026-10-09

A federal appeals court affirmed the dismissal of a habeas corpus petition filed by prisoner Dennis Michael Hogan, who sought First Step Act time credits for the period between his sentencing and his arrival at his designated Bureau of Prisons facility. Hogan argued that he was entitled to accrue these credits during his pre-transfer detention, contending that Bureau of Prisons regulations improperly delayed his eligibility. The majority concluded that Hogan's claim failed because he did not substantiate any actual participation in recidivism reduction programs, which is a mandatory statutory prerequisite for earning time credits. In contrast, the dissenting judge...