(HC) Melendez v. Barr

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE A. MELENDEZ, No. 1:20-cv-01773-DAD-SKO (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING

WILLIAM BARR, HABEAS PETITION Respondent. (Doc. No. 7) 16 Petitioner Jose A. Melendez is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On January 5, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that the pending petition for federal habeas relief be denied on the merits. (Doc. No. 7.) Specifically, the magistrate judge found that petitioner’s claim that he was entitled to additional time credits on his federal sentence for the period of time he spent in custody prior to his sentencing was “without merit” because that period of time…