Bjorn Erik Haapaniemi v. Federal Bureau of Prisons Main Office

BACKGROUND

On August 24, 2022, Petitioner, a federal prisoner incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institute Medium II in Victorville, California (Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) Reg. No. 22106-508 and proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in Federal Custody (the “Petition”) under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (Dkt. No. 1.)

Pursuant to Rule 201 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, the Court takes judicial notice of the federal and state dockets, and filings available through the PACER system. See United States ex rel. Robinson Rancheria Citizens Council v. Borneo, Inc., 971 F.2d 244, 248 (9th Cir. 1992) (“we may take notice of proceedings in other courts, both within and without the federal judicial system, if those proceedings have a direct relation to matters at issue”) (citations and internal quotation marks omitted). These records show that, on March 5, 2010, Petitioner pleaded guilty in the Superior Court of Arizona (Maricopa County) to one count of sexual contact with a minor, for which Petitioner received a ten-year prison term. See People v. Norris,1 No. CR2009-007808-001 (Ariz. Sup. Ct. Mar. 10, 2010) (available at…