Salazar

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RODNEY BUTLER, No. 2:17-cv-02488 KJM AC 12 Petitioner, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 JOSIOS SALAZAR, 15 Respondent. 16 17 Petitioner is a former federal inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this 18 habeas corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. This matter was referred to a United 19 States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. For the 20 reasons explained below, the undersigned recommends that petitioner’s habeas corpus application 21 be dismissed as moot. 22 I. Factual and Procedural History 23 Petitioner is challenging a prison disciplinary conviction and is seeking the restoration of 24 14 days of good time credit. ECF No. 1 at 4. On October 13, 2023, the undersigned issued an 25 order for petitioner to show cause why his habeas petition should not be dismissed as moot based 26 on his release from incarceration. ECF No. 16. Petitioner has failed to respond to the order…