Baker v. Clarke

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA ROANOKE DIVISION DWAYNE BAKER, ) ) Petitioner, ) Civil Action No. 7:18cv00620 ) v. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) HAROLD CLARKE, ) By: Hon. Thomas T. Cullen ) United States District Judge Respondent. ) Petitioner Dwayne Baker, a Virginia inmate proceeding pro se, filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging administrative decisions in March and April of 2017 that reduced the rate at which he would earn good-behavior credit against his state prison sentence. The petition is presently…