Brennan
Brennan v. Diaz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] Richard William Brennan, No. 2:20-cv-01403-KJM-DMC Plaintiff, ORDER v. Kathleen Allison in her official capacity; California Department of Corrections, Defendants. 17 Richard Brennan moves for relief from judgment. For the reasons below the court denies the motion. 20 I. BACKGROUND In 2019, Richard Brennan sought to reduce his parole in state court, arguing his parole period was only supposed to last five years, rather than the ten years the defendants’ claimed. Compl. 9 10-11, ECF No. 1. The state court found Brennan had to appeal the length of his 24 parole term within the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). /d. 411. Brennan’s argument rested on a Legal Status Summary prepared by the CDCR following 26 his conviction. See 2012 Legal Status Summary at 1, ECF No. 7-2. While the Legal Status Summary indicated his parole should have…