Opinion
CIVIL ACTION NO. 5:14-CR-00018-TBR
05-10-2019
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Plaintiff v. MAURICE PURDIMAN Defendants
cc: Maurice L. Purdiman GRAYSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER 320 Shaw Station Road Leitchfield, KY 42754 PRO SE
OPINION AND ORDER
This matter comes before the Court upon motion by the Defendant, Maurice Purdiman, for jail credit. (R. 19). The United States has responded, (R. 20), and this matter is now ripe for adjudication. For the reasons that follow, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Wilson's motion (R. 19) is DENIED.
Discussion
Maurice Purdiman requests that the Court grant him credit against his sentence for some time served in Grayson County Detention Center. The Court must deny Wilson's motion. "[I]t is the Attorney General, through the Bureau of Prisons, and not the district court, that is authorized pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3585(b) to grant a defendant credit for time served." United States v. Smith, LEXIS 9343, at *1 (6th Cir. 1998) (citing United States v. Wilson, 503 U.S. 329, 333, 112 S. Ct. 151,117 L Ed. 2d 593 (1992)). While a district court may review the credit computation Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, Purdiman must first exhaust all his administrative remedies through the Bureau of Prisons. United States v. Dowell, 16 F. App'x 415, 420 (6th Cir. 2001). He has given no indication that he has done so. (R. 19). Thus, this Court has no jurisdiction over Wilson's claim for jail credit. See United States v. Santana, No. 3:13-cr-00007-TBR, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89576 (W.D. Ky. May 30, 2018) (denying an inmates motion for jail-time credit because he gave no indication that he had exhausted his administrative remedies).
For these reasons the Court must deny Purdiman's motion (R. 53).
Conclusion
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Maurice Prudiman's Motion for Jail Credit (R. 19) is DENIED.
/s/
Thomas B. Russell, Senior Judge
United States District Court
May 10, 2019 cc: Maurice L. Purdiman
GRAYSON COUNTY DETENTION CENTER
320 Shaw Station Road
Leitchfield, KY 42754
PRO SE