(HC) Bueno-Martinez v. FCI Mendota Warden
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JESUS G. BUENO-MARTINEZ, No. 1:23-cv-00628-HBK (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO
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FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE
WARDEN, FCI-MENDOTA,
15 Respondent. 16 Petitioner Jesus G. Bueno-Martinez (“Petitioner”), a federal prisoner, initiated this action by filing a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on April 24, 2023, while he was incarcerated at the 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 asserts a single claim: the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) unlawfully excludes Petitioner from applying earned time credits (FTCs) because of his immigration status, in contravention of the First Step Act. (Doc. No. 1 at 6); see 18 U.S.C. § 3632(d)(4)(A), (C) (providing that time credits earned from completion of evidence-based recidivism reduction programming productive activities…