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Wright v. Benov

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 14, 2006
201 F. App'x 541 (9th Cir. 2006)

Opinion

Submitted September 11, 2006.

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

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Franklin Y. Wright, Pacific Palisades, CA, pro se.

Jeffrey Backhus, Esq., Office of the U.S. Attorney Criminal Division, Los Angeles, CA, for Respondent-Appellee.


Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California

Page 542.

, Christina A. Snyder, District Judge, Presiding. D.C. No. CV-04-01341-CAS.

Before: PREGERSON, T.G. NELSON, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Franklin Y. Wright appeals pro se from the district court's judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.

Wright contends that the district court erred in finding that his federal sentence did not commence until the completion of his Texas state sentence and, thus, that he was not entitled to credit toward his federal sentence for the time he was serving his state sentence. Even assuming that Wright has properly exhausted this claim, it fails. Wright remained in the custody of the State of Texas from September 20, 2001, until he was paroled in October of 2003. During this time, the State had primary jurisdiction, and Wright's federal sentence did not commence nor did his federal credit begin to accrue. See Taylor v. Reno, 164 F.3d 440, 444-45 (9th Cir.1998); Thomas v. Brewer, 923 F.2d 1361, 1364-67 (9th Cir.1991). Accordingly, the district court properly denied the petition.

We deny all outstanding motions.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Wright v. Benov

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Sep 14, 2006
201 F. App'x 541 (9th Cir. 2006)
Case details for

Wright v. Benov

Case Details

Full title:Franklin Y. WRIGHT, Petitioner--Appellant, v. Michael L. BENOV, Warden…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Sep 14, 2006

Citations

201 F. App'x 541 (9th Cir. 2006)