Smith v. Director, TDCJ-CID

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS TYLER DIVISION § PATRICK BERNARD SMITH, § #896428 § § v. § Case No. 6:20-cv-493-JDK-JDL § DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID § § ORDER ADOPTING REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION OF THE UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE Petitioner Patrick Bernard Smith, an inmate confined at the Powledge Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, filed this federal petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to

28 U.S.C. § 2254

challenging a prison disciplinary case. The action was referred to United States Magistrate Judge John D. Love pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §…