Welch
Welch v. Williams
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRIAND WELCH, Case No.: 21cv504-CAB-BLM
Petitioner,
ORDER DENYING PETITION
v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR
FAILURE TO EXHAUST
WARDEN LOUIS WILLIAMS,
ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES
Respondents. 16 On March 22, 2021, Petitioner Brand Welch filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §2241, challenging the calculation of good time credits. [Doc. No. 1.] On April 16, 2021, the government filed a response in opposition to the petition. [Doc. No. 4.] To date, no reply has been filed. Petitioner has failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. Federal prisoners must exhaust the administrative remedies offered by the BOP before seeking § 2241 habeas relief. Ward v. Chavez, 678 F.3d 1042, 1045 (9th Cir. 2021); Garza v. Davis, 596 F.3d 1198, 1203-04 (10th Cir. 2010)(“BOP regulations require a prisoner to attempt informal resolution of a complaint and, if that fails, to submit a formal…