Notes of Decisions
Cited in
1,303
cases (
1,291 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case:
Giovinco v. Pullen, 118 F.4th 527 (2d Cir. 2024).
Giovinco v. Pullen, 118 F.4th 527 (2d Cir. 2024).
· cites it 6× “See 18 U.S.C. § 3632 (d)(4). A prisoner is not eligible to earn such credits if he “is serving a sentence for a conviction” of certain enumerated offenses.”
Cheng v. United States, 132 F.4th 655 (2d Cir. 2025).
· cites it 3× “Sheng-Wen Cheng challenges a provision of the First Step Act, 18 U.S.C. § 3632 (d)(4)(E)(i), which distinguishes between noncitizen prisoners with a final order of removal and other prisoners in determining eligibility for good time credits.”
Jesus Ruiz v. United States, 990 F.3d 1025 (7th Cir. 2021).
“, 18 U.S.C. § 3632 (d)(4)(D)(xxii) (rendering prisoners ineligible for time credit if convicted of a § 924(c) offense); 28 C.”
United States v. Daniel Draper, 84 F.4th 797 (9th Cir. 2023).
“See 18 U.S.C. § 3632 (d)(4)(A), (D)(xxv). This provision did not modify § 924(c) and has nothing to do with sentencing.”
Belin Gonzalez-Garcia v. FCI Berlin, 2023 DNH 040 (D.N.H. 2023).
“” 18 U.S.C. § 3632 (d)(4)(A). Time credits earned under that program “shall be applied toward time in prerelease custody or supervised release.”
Rivera-Perez v. Stover, 171 F.4th 196 (2d Cir. 2026).
· cites it 21× “Rivera-Perez’s petition alleged that the Bureau of Prisons miscalculated the time credits he had earned under the First Step Act (“FSA”), 18 U.S.C. § 3632 (d)(4)(C), and thereby * The Clerk of Court is directed to amend the caption as set forth above.”
Jackson Javier Batioja Cuero v. P Warden, 2024 DNH 075 (D.N.H. 2024).
· cites it 5× “8), arguing that the petition should be denied because Batioja Cuero is subject to a final order of removal, rendering him ineligible for the application of FSA time credits, see 18 U.S.C. § 3632 (d)(4)(E)(i), and because he is ineligible for halfway house placement.”
Brown v. Penders, 101 F.4th 944 (1st Cir. 2024).
“" 18 U.S.C. § 3632 (d)(4)(A). Such time credits "shall be applied toward time in prerelease custody or supervised release.”
Bonnie v. Dunbar, No. 4:23-cv-01215 (D.S.C. May 9, 2024).
· cites it 13× “§ 2241 , alleging that the BOP is denying him time credits he earned under the First Step Act of 2018 (“FSA”), 18 U.S.C. § 3632 (d)(4)(A), Pub. L. 115-391, 132 1 The background for this case is gleaned from a combination of the initial petition for a writ of habeas corpus under…”
Adepoju v. Scales, 782 F. Supp. 3d 306 (E.D. Va. 2025).
· cites it 13× “01, First Step Act of 2018 — Time Credits: Procedures for Implementation of 18 U.S.C. § 3632 (d)(4). Cessation of Referral and Placement of Individuals with Immigration Detainers Effective immediately, pending placements in pre-release custody for application of Federal Time…”
Hare v. Ortiz, No. 1:20-cv-14093, 2021 WL 391280 (D.N.J. Feb. 4, 2021).
· cites it 12× “See 18 U.S.C. § 3632 (a); 3 Page citations to the Docket (“Dkt.”
18 U.S.C. § 3632(a): 1 case
18 U.S.C. § 3632(a)(3): 1 case
18 U.S.C. § 3632(d): 2 cases
Patel v. Barron, No. 2:23-cv-00937, 2023 WL 6311281 (W.D. Wash. Sept. 28, 2023).
18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4): 3 cases
18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)(A): 3 cases
18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)(A)(i): 1 case
18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)(B): 1 case
18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)(C): 7 cases
18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)(D): 3 cases
18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)(E): 2 cases
18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)(E)(i): 5 cases
18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)(ii): 1 case
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