Aaron Hall v. Linda Sanders

MEMORANDUM

Federal prisoner Aaron Hall appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment denying his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 . We review de novo a district court’s denial of a 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition, see Mora-Meraz v. Thomas, 601 F.3d 933, 939 (9th Cir.2010), and we affirm.

Hall argues that his right to due process was violated by a Disciplinary Hearing Officer’s (“DHO”) determination that he committed the prohibited act of “possession, manufacture, or introduction of a hazardous tool.” The record reflects that the proper constitutional safeguards were met and that “some evidence” supports the DHO’s findings. See Superintendent v. Hill, 472 U.S. 445, 455 , 105 S.Ct. 2768 , 86 L.Ed.2d 356 (1985) (requirements of due process are satisfied if “some evidence” supports disciplinary decision); Wolff v. McDonnell, 418 U.S. 539, 563-70 , 94 S.Ct. 2963 , 41 L.Ed.2d 935 (1974) (setting forth due process requirements in prison disciplinary proceedings that implicate a liberty interest). Hall specifically contends that prison officials failed timely to advise him of his right to remain silent during the prison…