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CLOSE v. THOMAS

Nos. 10-35850, 10-35851, 10-35853, 10-35852, 10-35854, 10-35855, 10-35856, 10-35857, 10-35858, 10-35859.

653 F.3d 970 (2011)

Christopher CLOSE, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeff E. THOMAS, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. Danny R. Sass, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeff Thomas, Warden, Respondent-Appellee. Michael Lee Stockton, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeff E. Thomas, Respondent-Appellee. Bradley Alan Moschetti, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeff E. Thomas, Warden, Federal Prison Camp, Sheridan, Oregon, Respondent-Appellee. Rafi Shotland, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeff E. Thomas, Respondent-Appellee. Edelmiro Tamez, Jr., Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeff E. Thomas, Warden, Federal Prison Camp, Sheridan, Oregon, Respondent-Appellee. Larry D. Beverly, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeff E. Thomas, Respondent-Appellee. Kevin Jerome Snoozy, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeff E. Thomas, Warden, Federal Prison Camp, Sheridan, Oregon, Respondent-Appellee. Edward Anderton, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeff E. Thomas, Respondent-Appellee. Robert Scott Merry, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Jeff E. Thomas, Warden, Federal Prison Camp, Sheridan, Oregon, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 3, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen R. Sady , Chief Deputy Federal Public Defender, District of Oregon, Portland, OR, for petitioner-appellants Christopher Close, et al.

Dwight C. Holton , United States Attorney District of Oregon, Kelly A. Zusman , Appellate Chief United States Attorney District of Oregon, Kevin Danielson , Assistant United States Attorney District of Oregon, Portland, OR, for respondent-appellee Jeff E. Thomas, Warden, FCI Sheridan.

Before: RAYMOND C. FISHER, RONALD M. GOULD, and RICHARD A. PAEZ, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

PAEZ, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner Christopher Close and nine other similarly situated prisoners (collectively "Close" or "Petitioners") appeal the district court's judgment denying their 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petitions. These consolidated habeas petitions require us to consider the manner in which the Bureau of Prisons prioritizes a prisoner's eligibility for entering into a Residential Drug Abuse Treatment Program. We have jurisdiction...

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