Royland Rice v. Paul Thompson

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS DEC 22 2021

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

ROYLAND RICE, No. 21-16200

Petitioner-Appellant, D.C. No. 2:21-cv-00649-JAM-CKD

v.

PAUL THOMPSON, Warden, MEMORANDUM*

Respondent-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California John A. Mendez, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted December 14, 2021**

Before: WALLACE, CLIFTON, and HURWITZ, Circuit Judges.

Federal prisoner Royland Rice appeals pro se from the district court’s

judgment summarily dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under

U.S.C. § 2241.1 We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Reviewing de

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. ** The panel unanimously concludes this case is suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2). 1 Rice’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal is granted. novo, see Alaimalo v. United States, 645…