(HC)Guzman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAUL GUZMAN, No. 2:21-cv-1800 TLN KJN P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PAUL THOMPSON, et al., Respondents. 16 Petitioner is a federal prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner challenges certain Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) policies regarding the First Step Act and the BOP’s application of the Act to its determination of his release date. Pending before the court is respondent’s motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 8.) For the reasons stated herein, the undersigned recommends that respondent’s motion to dismiss be granted. Background On October 16, 2018, petitioner plead guilty to possession with intent to distribute illegal methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. §§ 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A). (ECF No. 8-1 at 2-3, 7 (ECF No. 35).) On January 25, 2019, petitioner was sentenced to 120 months in federal custody by the 27 …