--- title: "Mathena v. United States" citation: "577 F.3d 943 (8th Cir. 2009)" authority_id: "AUTH-CA8-MATHENA-577-F3D-943" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_eighth_circuit" precedential_status: "binding_in_ca8" official_url: "https://ecf.ca8.uscourts.gov/opndir/09/08/082184P.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-CA8-MATHENA-577-F3D-943/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Mathena v. United States ## Holdings used - A prisoner challenging the BOP's execution of a federal sentence must first present the claim to the BOP; failure required dismissal without prejudice. ## Material limitation Binding only in the Eighth Circuit and only for the bounded procedural postures in the linked claims. Official published opinion reviewed. The disposition concerns a specific available nunc pro tunc designation request and does not define a general exception rule. A comprehensive commercial citator was not run. ## Official source and pinpoints 577 F.3d 943 (8th Cir. 2009), 577 F.3d 946: ## Linked claims - `CLM-CIR8-001` ## Used in - [Eighth Circuit Overlay](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/95-circuit-overlays/eighth-circuit.md)