Thompson

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RANDY LEE STAPLETON, No. 2:22-CV-0305-TLN-DMC-P 12 Petitioner,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

13 v. 14 PAUL THOMPSON, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of 18 habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Pending before the Court are: (1) Petitioner’s motions, 19 ECF Nos. 4, 19, and 21, for an order requiring the Bureau of Prisons to set an earlier projected 20 release date; and (2) Respondent’s motion, ECF No. 13, to dismiss. 21 Petitioner is currently incarcerated following his conviction in the Central District 22 of California in case no. 18-CV-0302-PA. See ECF No. 1. Petitioner initiated the current federal 23 habeas petition on February 17, 2022, seeking relief under the First Step Act. See id. On April 24 18, 2022, Petitioner filed a near identical federal habeas petition in this Court, Stapleton v. 25 Thompson, case no. 2:22-CV-0678-TLN-DMC (Stapleton II). In Stapleton II, Petitioner indicates 26 …