CASE PREVIEW · United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Baxter v Rardin
Exhaustion and futility in an RDAP sentence-reduction challenge
Decided
The citation
Baxter v Rardin, opinion and order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, issued October 29, 2026 (Case No. 2:25-cv-10336)
From the case summary
Federal prisoner Baxter sought a sentence reduction for completing the Residential Drug Abuse Program. The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) found him ineligible, citing his offense’s firearm involvement and a serious potential risk of physical force against people or property. After an…
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