Ludwig

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH JAMES LUDWIG, Case No.: 3:25-cv-01144-RBM-DDL

CDCR #BU-3868

ORDER DISMISSING HABEAS

Petitioner, PETITION WITHOUT PREJUDICE v. 14 [Doc. 1] JAMES HILL, Warden, 15 Respondent. 16 17 On May 5, 2025, Petitioner Kenneth James Ludwig (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego, California, proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“Habeas Petition”) and paid the $5.00 filing fee. (Doc. 1.) Petitioner seeks a modification of his state criminal sentence to allow for compassionate release from state custody. (Id. at 2–3.) Petitioner argues that federal courts have authority to order compassionate release from custody. (Doc. 1 at 2 (citing United States v. Zukerman, 451 F.Supp.3d 329 (S.D.N.Y. 2020)).) However, Congress only authorized federal courts to grant compassionate release to federal prisoners when “extraordinary and…