JONAH v. CARMONA

No. 05-16391.

446 F.3d 1000 (2006)

JONAH R., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gilbert CARMONA, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed May 2, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. McWhirter, Federal Public Defender's Office, Phoenix, AZ, for the petitioner-appellant.

Linda C. Boone, Thomas C. Simon, Office of the United States Attorney, Phoenix, AZ, for the respondent-appellee.

Before NOONAN, W. FLETCHER, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.


WILLIAM A. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge.

Petitioner Jonah R. spent almost 35 months in detention before he was sentenced to a 30-month term of confinement under the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act ("FJDA"), 18 U.S.C. § 5031 et seq. The Federal Bureau of Prisons ("BOP") calculates sentences for persons, including juveniles like Jonah, remanded to its custody. Pursuant to a recently-adopted policy, the BOP refused to subtract from Jonah's sentence any of the...

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