United States Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
F I L E D
IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT August 28, 2006
Charles R. Fulbruge III
Clerk
No. 05-11020
Conference Calendar
WILLIAM H. HARWOOD,
Petitioner-Appellant,
versus
COLE JETER, Warden, Federal Medical Center Fort Worth,
Respondent-Appellee.
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Appeal from the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Texas
USDC No. 4:05-CV-238
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Before DAVIS, SMITH, and WIENER, Circuit Judges.
PER CURIAM:*
William H. Harwood, federal prisoner # 03271-063, is
serving, inter alia, a 20-year sentence for the use and carrying
of a firearm during the commission of a drug-trafficking offense.
Harwood has appealed the district court’s dismissal of his 28
U.S.C. § 2241 petition challenging the method used by the Bureau
of Prisons (BOP) to compute the good-time credit against his
sentence authorized by 18 U.S.C. § 3624(b). Harwood contends
that the BOP formula reduces his sentence by only 46 days of
*
Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the court has determined that
this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except
under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4.
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good-time credit for each year served rather than the 54 days of
credit specified by § 3624(b).
Regardless whether Harwood’s sentence is computed on the
basis of the BOP’s interpretation of § 3624(b) or his own,
Harwood’s release is not imminent. In light of the “temporally
distant and speculative nature of [Harwood’s] claim,” he has
failed to establish an “immediate injury” that would be redressed
by the relief that he seeks. See Sample v. Morrison, 406 F.3d
310, 312 (5th Cir. 2005). Accordingly, we conclude that
Harwood’s § 2241 petition is not ripe for review, and we dismiss
the appeal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
APPEAL DISMISSED.