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JONES v. CROSS

No. 10-3392.

637 F.3d 841 (2011)

Torrance JONES, Petitioner-Appellant, v. James CROSS, Jr., Warden, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 19, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Melissa A. Day (argued), Attorney, Federal Public Defender's Office, Benton, IL, for Petitioner-Appellant.

Nathan E. Wyatt (argued), Attorney, Office of the United States Attorney, Fairview Heights, IL, for Respondent-Appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

Torrance Jones, a federal prisoner, admits to pushing prison guard Richard Loftus during an altercation at the Federal Correctional Institution in Miami, Florida in 2006. Jones was found guilty of assault at his ensuing disciplinary hearing and was sanctioned with the loss of 14 days of good time credit. After exhausting his administrative appeals, Jones petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus in federal court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241...

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