Lizarraga

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 OSCAR MACHADO, No. 2:19-cv-0997 TLN AC P Petitioner, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS J.A. LIZARRAGA, Respondent. 15 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and paid the filing fee. ECF No. 1. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. For the reasons stated below, the undersigned will recommend that the petition be dismissed. I. THE PETITION Petitioner challenges two prison disciplinary findings that resulted in the loss of good time credits, allegedly affecting the duration of his custody. ECF No. 1. Both disciplinary proceedings occurred while petitioner was incarcerated at Mule Creek State Prison, and both arose from the same incident in which petitioner was found to be in possession of a suspicious substance following a visit. The first violation…