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authority type
case
jurisdiction
federal_ninth_circuit
publication status
published_precedential_opinion
precedential status
binding_in_ninth_circuit
decision or issuance date
2016-05-25
subsequent history
Published Ninth Circuit opinion; no Supreme Court review identified in official-primary-source review.
negative treatment status
No negative treatment identified in official-primary-source review through 2026-08-25; comprehensive commercial citator not run.
material limitations
Binding only in the Ninth Circuit and limited to the specific § 3621(b) legal error and remedy presented.

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Rodriguez v. Copenhaver

Holdings and disposition used

  • The district court could review whether BOP acted contrary to federal law when making the § 3621 designation decision.
  • The Ninth Circuit directed BOP to reconsider the nunc pro tunc designation request without the improper letter; it did not order the designation.

Material limitations

The decision is binding only in the Ninth Circuit and addresses a specific § 3621(b) error. It does not establish a universal § 2241 remedy. A comprehensive commercial citator was not run.

Official source and pinpoint

Ninth Circuit published opinion, 823 F.3d 1243: https://cdn.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2016/05/25/14-16399.pdf