Nimesh Shah v. United States of America
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 NIMESH SHAH, Case No. 2:21-CV-03953-VAP (AFM)
12 Petitioner,
ORDER SUMMARILY DISMISSING
13 v. PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS
CORPUS
14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
WARDEN BURKHOLTZ,
15 Respondents. 16 17 18 Petitioner is a federal inmate serving a sentence imposed by the United States 19 District Court for the Southern District of California. (ECF 1 at 2.) He is currently 20 incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Lompoc, California. On 21 May 5, 2021, Petitioner filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 22 U.S.C. § 2241. 23 The petition does not purport to challenge Petitioner’s conviction or sentence. 24 Instead, it challenges prison conditions. (ECF 1 at 2.) According to Petitioner, 25 officials at FCI Lompoc have failed to provide him with a “no meat” diet consistent 26 with his religious diet (also known as alternative diet program). Specifically, 27 Petitioner alleges that he is a Hindu vegetarian, and he…