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LYONS v. MENDEZ

No. 00-2822.

303 F.3d 285 (2002)

James LYONS, Appellant v. Jake MENDEZ, Warden; US Parole Commission

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed September 9, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Lyons, White Deer, PA, pro se.

Martin C. Carlson, United States Attorney, Mary Catherine Frye, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellee.

Before: ALITO, ROTH and FUENTES, Circuit Judges.

Submitted Under Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a) March 12, 2002.

OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM:

James Lyons appeals pro se from the District Court order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that the Parole Commission improperly postponed his release date beyond the guideline range by relying on a 1987 amendment to the Sentencing Reform Act ("SRA") that authorized upward departures but that such departures were not authorized...

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