Leslie Todd Ray v. C. Garrett, Warden

United States Court of Appeals
For the Eighth Circuit
___________________________
No. 24-3232
___________________________
Leslie Todd Ray
lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiff - Appellant
v.
C. Garrett, Warden
lllllllllllllllllllllDefendant - Appellee
____________
Appeal from United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Arkansas - Delta
____________
Submitted: August 21, 2025
Filed: August 26, 2025
[Unpublished]
____________
Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
____________
PER CURIAM.

-- 1 of 2 --

Federal prisoner Leslie Ray appeals the district court’s1 dismissal of his 28
U.S.C. § 2241 petition seeking credit toward his federal sentence for time that he
spent in state detention. Following careful review, we agree with the district court’s
dismissal. See Flowers v. Anderson, 661 F.3d 977, 980 (8th Cir. 2011) (concluding
that the dismissal of a § 2241 petition is reviewed de novo). To the extent Ray argues
that he was not afforded credit for time spent in state detention after his federal
sentence was issued, the record shows that the Bureau of Prisons designated Ray’s
state prison as his federal facility so that the federal sentence started upon its issuance
in a manner consistent with the federal judge’s concurrent directive, see Fegans v.
United States, 506 F.3d 1101, 1103 (8th Cir. 2007) (observing that the Bureau of
Prisons has discretion to choose the location of an inmate’s imprisonment), and the
federal term could not commence before that point, see Coloma v. Holder, 445 F.3d
1282, 1284 (11th Cir. 2006) (per curiam) (noting that a federal sentence cannot
commence before it was pronounced). Regarding Ray’s assertion that he should
receive credit for the time that he spent incarcerated between the imposition of his
state and federal sentences, he is not entitled to relief via section 2241, as the relevant
period was credited against his state term. See 18 U.S.C. § 3585 (stating that a
defendant shall be given credit for certain time that has not been credited against
another sentence); see also United States v. Dennis, 926 F.2d 768, 770 (8th Cir. 1991)
(per curiam) (concluding that a defendant who received credit toward a state sentence
for time spent in state custody was not entitled to federal credit).
Accordingly, we affirm. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
______________________________
1The Honorable Brian S. Miller, United States District Judge for the Eastern
District of Arkansas, adopting the report and recommendations of the Honorable Edie
R. Ervin, United States Magistrate Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
-2-

-- 2 of 2 --