Nimesh Shah v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NIMESH SHAH, Case No. 2:21-CV-03953-VAP (AFM)

Petitioner,

ORDER SUMMARILY DISMISSING

v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

CORPUS

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

WARDEN BURKHOLTZ,

15 Respondents. 16 17 Petitioner is a federal inmate serving a sentence imposed by the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. (ECF 1 at 2.) He is currently incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Lompoc, California. On May 5, 2021, Petitioner filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The petition does not purport to challenge Petitioner’s conviction or sentence. Instead, it challenges prison conditions. (ECF at 2.) According to Petitioner, officials at FCI Lompoc have failed to provide him with a “no meat” diet consistent with his religious diet (also known as alternative diet program). Specifically, Petitioner alleges that he is a Hindu vegetarian, and he…