Taylor v. Warden, No. 3:2018cv00865 - Document 3 (N.D. Ind. 2018)

Court Description: OPINION AND ORDER The petition (ECF 1 ) is DENIED pursuant to Section 2254 Habeas Corpus Rule 4. The clerk is DIRECTED to close the case. Signed by Judge Philip P Simon on 10/30/2018. (Copy mailed to pro se party)(sct)

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Taylor v. Warden Doc. 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION WILLIE TAYLOR, Petitioner, v. CAUSE NO.: 3:18-CV-865-PPS-MGG WARDEN, Respondent. OPINION AND ORDER Willie Taylor, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a habeas corpus petition challenging the prison disciplinary hearing (ISP 18-07-168) where a Disciplinary Hearing Officer (DHO) at the Indiana State Prison found him guilty of interfering with counts in violation of Indiana Department of Correction policy B-251 on July 23, 2018. ECF 1 at 1. As a result, Taylor was sanctioned with the loss of 30 days earned credit time. ECF 1-1 at 14. However, this sanction was suspended and has not yet been imposed. Id. As such, Taylor has not yet lost earned credit time as a result of that hearing. A prison disciplinary hearing can only be challenged in a habeas corpus proceeding where it results in the lengthening of the duration of confinement. Hadley v. Holmes, 341 F.3d 661, 664 (7th Cir. 2003). Here, because this disciplinary hearing did not lengthen the duration of Taylor’s confinement, habeas corpus relief is not available. Because there is no relief that he can obtain in this habeas corpus proceeding, the Dockets.Justia.com petition will be denied. If, in the future, the suspended sanction is imposed, then he may file another habeas corpus petition challenging it. For these reasons, the petition (ECF 1) is DENIED pursuant to Section 2254 Habeas Corpus Rule 4. The clerk is DIRECTED to close the case. SO ORDERED on October 30, 2018. /s/ Philip P. Simon PHILIP P. SIMON, JUDGE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2

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