Thomas Ginn v. C.V. Rivera, No. 16-1881 (8th Cir. 2017)

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Court Description: Per Curiam - Before Colloton, Murphy and Gruender, Circuit Judges] Prisoner case - Habeas. Denial of habeas relief affirmed without comment.

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United States Court of Appeals For the Eighth Circuit ___________________________ No. 16-1881 ___________________________ Thomas S. Ginn, lllllllllllllllllllll Plaintiff - Appellant, v. C.V. Rivera, Warden, FCC - Forrest City Low, lllllllllllllllllllll Defendant - Appellee. ____________ Appeal from United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Helena ____________ Submitted: December 27, 2016 Filed: January 4, 2017 [Unpublished] ____________ Before COLLOTON, MURPHY, and GRUENDER, Circuit Judges. ____________ PER CURIAM. Federal inmate Thomas Ginn appeals the district court’s1 denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition in which he requested federal sentence credit for time that he 1 The Honorable J. Thomas Ray, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. spent in custody from January 20, 2010, through September 12, 2013. Upon careful de novo review, see Mitchell v. United States Parole Comm’n, 538 F.3d 948, 951(8th Cir. 2008), we agree with the district court’s reasoning and conclusion that habeas relief was not warranted. Accordingly, the judgment is affirmed. See 8th Cir. R. 47B. ______________________________ -2-

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