--- title: "Lopez v. Davis" citation: "531 U.S. 230 (2001)" authority_id: "AUTH-SCOTUS-LOPEZ-DAVIS-531-US-230" authority_type: "case" jurisdiction: "federal_nationwide" precedential_status: "binding" official_url: "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-531/pdf/USREPORTS-531-230.pdf" url: "https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/authorities/AUTH-SCOTUS-LOPEZ-DAVIS-531-US-230/" legal_review: "2026-08-25" links_checked: "2026-10-15" links_available: 1 links_checked_count: 1 license: "CC BY 4.0" --- # Lopez v. Davis ## Holding or rule used BOP may exercise § 3621(e)(2)(B) discretion through categorical exclusions. ## Material limitation Use only for the bounded proposition and limitations in the linked canonical modules. Individual custody, computation, program, placement, administrative, circuit, and remedy facts remain separate. ## Official source and pinpoints 531 U.S. 230 (2001), 531 U.S. 238–44: ## Used in - [Detainers, Prison Discipline, Good-Time Consequences, and RDAP](https://jason93.com/legal/federal-process/modules/80-sentence-execution-and-bop/detainers-discipline-and-rdap.md)