(HC)Murphy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MONRELL D. MURPHY, No. 2:20-cv-1013 TLN CKD P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RALPH DIAZ, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges prisoner disciplinary proceedings which resulted in the revocation of 120 days of good conduct sentence credit. For the reasons which follow, the court will recommend that the operative amended petition for writ of habeas corpus be denied. I. Legal Standards An application for a writ of habeas corpus by a person in custody under a judgment of a state court can be granted only for violations of the Constitution or laws of the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). A federal writ of habeas corpus is not available for alleged error in the interpretation or application of state law. See Wilson v. Corcoran, 562 U.S. 1, 5 (2010); Estelle v. McGuire,…