Harry W. Theriault v. Olin G. Blackwell, Warden

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for habeas corpus and other relief filed by a federal prisoner who then was an inmate of the United States Penitentiary at Atlanta, Georgia. We affirm the judgment of the district court.

The appellant sought release from solitary confinement 1 and restoration of 227 days of good time credits which the warden ordered forfeited upon recommendation of a prison disciplinary board. The forfeiture was ordered on the basis of charges that appellant conspired to defame the character of Dr. Joseph F. Alderete, an employee of the prison, and used a…