Thompson v. Hawk

ORDER

ROGERS, Senior District Judge.

This matter is before the court on a petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by a prisoner confined in United States Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas (USPLVN). Petitioner proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis in this matter.

Background

Petitioner challenges a prison disciplinary conviction for possession of a weapon. Prison staff charged petitioner with the offense after discovering a sharpened instrument made from a plastic kitchen utensil in the light fixture in petitioner’s cell. When the weapon was discovered, petitioner was the sole resident in a cell…