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BARNETT v. CARLSON

No. 83-8635.

744 F.2d 1485 (1984)

Clay Edward BARNETT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Norman CARLSON, Director, U.S. Bureau of Prisons, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

October 26, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George P. Taylor, University, Ala. (court-appointed), for plaintiff-appellant.

Barbara V. Tinsley, Jere W. Morehead, Asst. U.S. Attys., Atlanta, Ga., for defendant-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, CLARK, Circuit Judge, and THOMAS, District Judge.

GODBOLD, Chief Judge:

Appellant Barnett sought a writ of mandamus from the district court directing the Director of the U.S. Bureau of Prisons to correct the computation of his sentences. The district court denied the writ. We reverse and direct that the writ issue.

In 1975 Barnett was sentenced in Northern District of Georgia in case No. 74-84R as follows:

Count I: 20 years Count II: 25 years concurrent with Count I Count III...

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