Spearman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEJANDRO MACHUCA, No. 2:19-cv-01257 KJM AC P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS M. ELIOT SPEARMAN, Warden, Respondent. 16 I. Introduction Petitioner Alejandro Machuca is a state prisoner incarcerated at High Desert State Prison (HDSP), under the authority of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Petitioner proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis with this habeas corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See ECF No. 1. This case challenges a February 17, 2012 administrative disciplinary decision finding petitioner guilty of “Battery on [an] Inmate with Weapon Requiring Use of Force,” a Division A-1 offense that resulted in petitioner’s forfeiture of 360 days good time credits and placement in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) for fifteen months. See ECF No. 1 at 25; see also Cal. Code Regs. tit. 15, § 3323(b)(4). Petitioner claims that he was denied due process…