(HC) Godfrey v. Warden PBSP

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJune 29, 20221:19-cv-01197California7,491 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSHUA MICHAEL GODFREY, Case No. 1:19-cv-01197-JLT-HBK (HC) Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS

v. CORPUS AND TO DECLINE TO ISSUE A

CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY1

WARDEN PBSP,

FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

Respondent. (Doc. No. 1) 16 Petitioner Joshua Michael Godfrey (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Doc. No. 1, “Petition”). The Petition raises two grounds for relief: (1) Petitioner’s due process rights were violated when correctional officials failed to comply with time limitations during a disciplinary hearing; and (2) insufficient evidence supported the disciplinary finding that Petitioner was guilty of distribution of controlled substances. (See generally id.). As relief, Petitioner requests the disciplinary charges be “dismissed without prejudice” and for “any all relief available” to…

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