Brewer
(HC) Morales v. Brewer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VICTOR MORALES, No. 2:22-cv-2207 AC P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
DAVID BREWER, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a federal prisoner, filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. I. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Examination of the application reveals petitioner is unable to afford the costs of this action. ECF Nos. 2, 6. Accordingly, leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). II. Background Petitioner is an inmate currently housed at the Federal Correctional Institution-Herlong (FCI-Herlong). ECF No. 1. In 2019, petitioner was sentenced to 72 months in prison by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine. Id. at 2. He currently has a projected release date of…