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Dixon v. Norwood

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 27, 2008
279 F. App'x 569 (9th Cir. 2008)

Opinion

No. 07-55055.

Submitted May 20, 2008.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed.R.App.P. 34(a)(2).

Filed May 27, 2008.

Robert Dixon, Adelanto, CA, pro se.

Jill Feeney, Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent-Appellee Norwood, Warden.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California, Dale S. Fischer, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-06-05549-DSF.

Before: PREGERSON, TASHIMA, and GOULD, Circuit Judges.



MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.


Federal prisoner Robert Dixon appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

Dixon contends that he is entitled to a sentence reduction of up to one year for his successful completion of a Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program ("RDAP"). Dixon's contention fails because the crime for which he was convicted was not a "nonviolent offense," and therefore he is ineligible for the sentence reduction. See 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e)(2)(B); United States v. Wright, 215 F.3d 1020, 1028 (9th Cir. 2000). Moreover, the record reflects that Dixon failed to successfully complete the RDAP, such that he would be ineligible for the sentence reduction regardless of his commitment offense. See 18 U.S.C. § 3621(e)(2)(B); Murphy v. Hood, 276 F.3d 475, 476-78 (9th Cir. 2001).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Dixon v. Norwood

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
May 27, 2008
279 F. App'x 569 (9th Cir. 2008)
Case details for

Dixon v. Norwood

Case Details

Full title:Robert DIXON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. NORWOOD, Warden; et al.…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: May 27, 2008

Citations

279 F. App'x 569 (9th Cir. 2008)