1. Background
The Petitioner-Appellant appeals from the district court’s denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, in which he contended that the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) improperly denied him “earn[ed] time credits” under the First Step Act of 2018 (“FSA”), Pub. L. No. 115-391, 132 Stat. 5194. See Op. at 4-6.
Under the FSA, “[a] prisoner is not eligible to earn time credits if he ‘is serving a sentence for a conviction’ of certain enumerated offenses” that are listed in 18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)(D). See Op. at 3 (quoting § 3632(d)(4)(D)).
Here, the Petitioner, back in 2008, pleaded guilty to a 2-count indictment. And he received concurrent prison sentences of 120 months’ on an ineligible offense, and 235 months’ for an offense not listed in § 3632(d)(4)(D).
Because Petitioner has served the 120-month sentence imposed on the ineligible offense (a child …