Perry

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARK A. HARRIS, No. 2:21-cv-1854 JAM AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE SUZANNE M. PERRY, 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, ECF No. 1, and paid the filing fee. The petition challenges the validity of a prison disciplinary finding that resulted in a 61-day credit loss. ECF No. 1 at 1. Petitioner is serving a sentence of 26 years to life. Id. The federal court may entertain only habeas claims that come within the core of federal habeas jurisdiction, Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 487 (1973), meaning claims challenging the validity or duration of a prisoner’s confinement, Muhammad v. Close, 540 U.S. 749, 750 (2004); Dominguez v. Kernan, 906 F.3d 1127, 1137 (9th Cir. 2018). Accordingly, challenges to prison disciplinary findings support federal habeas jurisdiction only if the disciplinary action 26 …