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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TREVIN D. JONES, No. 2:21-cv-0403 TLN DB P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PAUL THOMPSON, (ECF Nos. 2, 9) Respondent.

17 Petitioner Trevin D. Jones is a federal prisoner proceeding without counsel with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. (ECF No. 1.) Petitioner claims he is entitled to relief under the First Step Act of 2018 in the form of additional credits and, as a result, immediate transfer to pre-release custody. Petitioner has also filed a motion for preliminary injunction seeking the same relief. (ECF No. 2.) Respondent has filed a motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 9.) Respondent asserts the petition should be dismissed on grounds that the court lacks jurisdiction to compel a discretionary act, petitioner failed to exhaust administrative remedies, the petition fails to present an actual case or controversy, and the petition fails to state a claim. Petitioner…