THOMPSON v. COCKRELL

No. 00-40820.

263 F.3d 423 (2001)

Fernando THOMPSON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Janie COCKRELL, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

August 23, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fernando Thompson, Overton, TX, pro se.

Ryan W. Church, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, TX, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EMILIO M. GARZA, PARKER and DENNIS, Circuit Judges.


ROBERT M. PARKER, Circuit Judge:

Fernando Thompson appeals the district court's denial of his application for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Thompson argues that he is entitled to calendar time for the period in which he was erroneously released from Texas prison and placed on mandatory supervision. Thompson also seeks reinstatement of the good time credits that he accrued before his release.

I. Facts

Fernando Thompson pleaded...

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