ALI v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

No. 06-9130.

128 S.Ct. 831 (2008)

552 U.S. 214

169 L.Ed.2d 680

Abdus-Shahid M. S. ALI, Petitioner, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS et al.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 22, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Clement , Solicitor General, Counsel of Record, Peter D. Keisler , Assistant Attorney General, Edwin S. Kneedler , Deputy Solicitor General, Kannon K. Shanmugam , Assistant to the Solicitor General, Mark B. Stern , Eric Fleisig-Greene Attorneys, Department of Justice Washington, D.C., for Respondents.

Peter K. Stris , Radha Pathak, Whittier Law School, Costa Mesa, CA, Shaun P. Martin , University of San Diego School of Law, San Diego, CA, Jean-Claude Andre , Counsel of Record, Sarah E. Andre , Ivey, Smith & Ramirez, Los Angeles, CA, Michael G. Smith , Ivey, Smith & Ramirez, Washington, D.C., Brendan S. Maher , Dallas, TX, for Petitioner.


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