Summary
This Memorandum and Order addresses a pro se Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by an incarcerated individual challenging the Bureau of Prisons' calculation of time credits under the First Step Act. After conducting a preliminary review pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 cases, the district court determined that the petition is not plainly entitled to dismissal. Consequently, the court ordered the respondent to file an answer or other pleadings by October 8, 2025.
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Questions Presented
- Whether the petition survives preliminary review under Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 cases.
Holdings
- The petition survives preliminary review; the court orders the respondent to answer or otherwise plead by October 8, 2025.
Key quotations
“IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Respondent shall answer or otherwise plead on or before October 8, 2025.”
“The Petition survives preliminary review under Rule 4 and Rule 1(b), and a response shall be ordered.”
Factual background
Petitioner Chasidy Marie Campbell is an inmate at Greenville Federal Prison Camp in Illinois and challenges the Bureau of Prisons' calculation of her time credits under the First Step Act.
Procedural history
Petitioner filed a habeas petition challenging BOP time‑credit calculations. The district court conducted a preliminary review and ordered that the respondent answer or plead by October 8, 2025.
Remand instructions
Respondent shall answer or otherwise plead on or before October 8, 2025.