Thompson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE MANUEL ESQUEDA-CORTEZ, No. 2:21-cv-1706 TLN DB P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PAUL THOMPSON, (ECF No. 8) Respondent.

17 Petitioner Jose Manuel Esqueda-Cortez 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 sentence credits. Specifically, petitioner alleges he has accrued earned time credits which the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) has not applied to his sentence. Petitioner alleges his correct projected release date following application of these credits should be October 1, 2023. (Id. at 1, 9.) Respondent filed a response and motion to dismiss. (ECF No. 8.) Respondent asserts the petition should be dismissed on grounds that the petition is unripe, petitioner lacks standing, the court lacks statutory jurisdiction…