Ladigo
Ladigo v. Seifert
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM *
Michael Ladigo, a federal prisoner, appeals the district court’s denial of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 petition challenging the United States Parole Commission’s revocation of his parole. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253 , and we affirm.
Ladigo contends that his due process rights were violated because the Parole Commission held his final revocation hearing in his absence. This contention lacks merit.
*951 We review de novo a district court’s denial of a habeas corpus petition. See Murphy v. Hood, 276 F.3d 475, 477 (9th Cir.2001). Judicial review of Parole Commission decisions is narrow, Wallace v. Christensen, 802 F.2d 1539, 1551-52 (9th Cir.1986) (en banc), and “is limited to whether the Commission acted outside its statutory authority or committed a constitutional violation.” Rizzo v. Armstrong, 921 F.2d 855, 858 (9th Cir.1990).
Ladigo asserts that he could not attend the hearing because he would have been either in excruciating pain without the benefit of morphine, or unable to participate in the hearing while under the influence of morphine. Ladigo contends that as a result, he was deprived of his right to counsel and his right to confront and…