Warden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARIANO MEZA, Case No. 1:23-cv-01736-EPG-HC

Petitioner, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

PETITION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

v. FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST

ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES

WARDEN, Respondent.

16 Petitioner Mariano Meza is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases1 requires preliminary review of a habeas petition and allows a district court to dismiss a petition before the respondent is ordered to file a response, if it “plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to relief in the district court.” Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts, 28 U.S.C. foll. § 2254. In the petition, Petitioner challenges a Federal Bureau of Prisons’ (“BOP”) policy (Program Statement 5410.01), alleging that it excludes eligible inmates, including Petitioner, from…