Levesque v. Apker

Full title: MICHAEL LEVESQUE, Petitioner, v. CRAIG APKER, Respondent

Court: United States District Court, S.D. New York

Date published: Jun 7, 2005

No. 05 Civ. 4523 (LAK) (S.D.N.Y. Jun. 7, 2005)

Opinion

No. 05 Civ. 4523 (LAK).

June 7, 2005

ORDER

LEWIS KAPLAN, District Judge

Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. In substance, petitioner seeks to invalidate the Bureau of Prisons' February 14, 2005 amendment to 28 C.F.R. § 570.21, the rule governing the designation of inmates to community corrections facilities, and to require respondent to consider transferring him to such a facility without regard to that rule.

The Court has considered the petition preliminarily and directs respondent to file an answer within thirty (30) days of the date of this order.

SO ORDERED.