TONE, Circuit Judge.
The issue raised on this appeal is whether the ex post facto clause of the United States Constitution, Art. I, § 9, is violated by the retroactive application of an administrative regulation that denies a prisoner sentenced under 18 U.S.C. § 4205(b)(2) any meaningful consideration for parole. The district court answered in the affirmative; we agree and therefore affirm.
Petitioner John Rodriguez was prosecuted and convicted...
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