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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 LAWRENCE GEORGE HASH, Case No. 19-cv-00783-YGR (PR)

Petitioner, ORDER GRANTING RESPONDENT’S

MOTION TO DISMISS; AND

v. DENYING CERTIFICATE OF

APPEALABILITY

KELLY SANTORO, Warden, Respondent.

Petitioner, a state prisoner currently incarcerated at North Kern State Prison (“NKSP”), has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the constitutionality of disciplinary proceedings against him. The Court issued an order to show cause on April 4, 2019. Before the Court is Respondent’s motion to dismiss the instant petition on the grounds that that the claim does not state a cognizable basis for federal habeas relief. Dkt. 16. Specifically, Respondent argues that habeas corpus is not the proper remedy for Petitioner’s claim because he has not shown that success in this action will necessarily accelerate his release from prison. Petitioner has filed an opposition to the motion,…