Juan Manuel Simental-Lopez v. Warden, FCI Mendota
United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaDecember 29, 20251:25-cv-00303California3,210 words
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JUAN MANUEL SIMENTAL-LOPEZ, Case No. 1:25-cv-00303-EPG-HC
Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO
GRANT RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO
v. DISMISS IN PART AND DISMISS
PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS
WARDEN, FCI MENDOTA, CORPUS
Respondent. (ECF No. 8)
ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT
TO ASSIGN DISTRICT COURT JUDGE
AND UPDATE PETITIONER’S ADDRESS
18 Petitioner Juan Manuel Simental-Lopez is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner challenges the failure to apply his earned time credits to his sentence under the First Step Act. For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned recommends that Respondent’s motion to dismiss be granted in part and the petition be dismissed. I. BACKGROUND On June 22, 2017, Petitioner pleaded guilty to possession with intent…