UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 ERIC PHILLIPS, J91735, Case No. 20-cv-03419-CRB (PR)
Petitioner, ORDER DISMISSING PETITION FOR
A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
v. (ECF No. 3) RON BROOMFIELD, Acting Warden,
Respondent.
I. Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging the California Board of Parole Hearings’ (BPH) April 10, 2018 decision to deny him parole. Petitioner claims BPH violated his due process rights by finding him unsuitable for parole for five years despite substantial suitability evidence to the contrary. Petitioner also seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (ECF No. 3) which, based on his affidavit of poverty, is GRANTED. II. The Supreme Court has made clear that, in the context of parole, a prisoner subject to a parole statute similar to California’s receives adequate process when he is allowed an opportunity to be heard…