Rivera v. Davis

ORDER

An Indiana State Prison conduct adjustment board (“CAB”) found inmate Richie Rivera guilty of battery with a weapon and sanctioned him with one year of segregation, the loss of 365 days of earned time credit, and a demotion in credit-time earning class. After exhausting his state remedies, Rivera sought a writ of habeas corpus in federal district court under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The court denied his petition and Rivera appeals. We affirm.

Rivera’s problems began when Officer Sizemore observed him “throwing punches” at inmate Tapia. Sizemore initially wrote up Rivera for violating prison…