(HC) Rivera v. Peery

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA VINCENT RIVERA, No. 2:16-cv-00856-JKS Petitioner, MEMORANDUM DECISION vs. CRAIG KOENIG, Warden, Correctional Training Center–Soledad,1 Respondent. Vincent Rivera, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus with this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Rivera is in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and incarcerated at Correctional Training Facility–Soledad. Respondent has answered, and Rivera has not replied. I. BACKGROUND/PRIOR PROCEEDINGS…