Warden
Alan Tikal v. Warden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALAN TIKAL, ) NO. ED CV 19-1787-DMG(E) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) ORDER OF DISMISSAL ) WARDEN FCI-1 VICTORVILLE ) et al, ) ) Respondents. ) ______________________________) 17 BACKGROUND 19 On September 16, 2019, Petitioner, a federal prisoner incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution Medium I (“FCI- 1”) prison at Victorville, California, filed a putative habeas corpus petition pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2241. Petitioner alleges that he is suffering from overcrowded conditions at his place of confinement. Petitioner, who apparently shares a cell, contends that the alleged overcrowding is violating the Eighth Amendment and Bureau of Prisons Program Statement 1060.11. Program Statement 1060.11 allegedly establishes a maximum capacity of inmates per housing unit and requires that 50% of cells be single occupancy. Petitioner…