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Title: Pouncy v. Murray
Author : Fourth Circuit U.S. Court Of Appeals
Release Date : January 10, 1995
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 48 KB

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Opinion Per Curiam: James Pouncy, Jr., a Virginia prisoner, appeals from the district court's order dismissing, as successive, his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (1988) petition in which he claimed that the state improperly calculated his good conduct allowance. This was Pouncy's third attempt in federal court to challenge the computation of his good conduct allowance.* The district court issued an order directing Pouncy to show cause why his petition should not be dismissed as successive pursuant to Rule 9(b), Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. Pouncy's response (that application of Virginia's good conduct allowance policy to him ""violated the ex post facto clause"") was basically identical to the claim he raised in his previous actions. (See n. 1). The district court then dismissed Pouncy's petition as successive as well as abusive, and assessed ""costs"" in the amount of $150. Pouncy timely appealed. We grant a certificate of probable cause to appeal.