Thompson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EMMITT W. TUCKER, No. 2:20-cv-00573-WBS-CKD Petitioner, v. ORDER PAUL THOMPSON, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a federal inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. A review of the petition indicates that petitioner is seeking a reduction in his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i) based on his “vision loss following a stroke.” ECF No. 1 at 1. On April 1, 2020, petitioner also filed a notice indicating that he was at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19 due to his health problems. ECF No. 6. Petitioner is incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Herlong, California and was convicted in the Eastern District of Washington. See United States v. Tucker, Case No. 2:16- cr-00016-JLQ-1 (E.D. Wash.). Pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 2241(b), courts may transfer a habeas application “for hearing and determination to the district court having…