(HC) Head v. Warden, FCI Mendota

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES HEAD, No. 1:22-cv-01512-HBK (HC) Petitioner, OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING

RESPONDENT’S MOTION TO DISMISS1

v. (Doc. No. 10)

WARDEN, FCI MENDOTA,

15 Respondent. 16 Petitioner Charles Head (“Petitioner”), a federal inmate, initiated this action on November 22, 2022 by filing a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241, while he was incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) Mendota, located in Fresno County, California, which is within the venue and jurisdiction of this Court. (Doc. No. 1, “Petition"). The Petition raises two claims: (1) the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) policy violated the First Step Act of 2018 because it prevented him from earning federal time credits (“FTCs”) for participating in evidence-based recidivism reduction programs of his own choosing that were not recommended for him under the PATTERN system; and (2) BOP policy violates the First Step Act of 2018 by excluding him from earning FTCs while…