Smith v. United States Bureau of Prisons

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, District Judge.

Granting the Respondent’s Motion to Transfer

I.INTRODUCTION

This matter is before the court on the respondent’s motion to dismiss or, in the alternative, to transfer. The pro se petitioner, Alvin Smith, an inmate in Adelanto, California, challenges the constitutionality of his detention and recent denial of parole. The United States Parole Commission denied the petitioner’s parole request despite his reduction from a 2 to a 1 under the District of Columbia Board of Parole guidelines. The petitioner also complains that prison personnel at USP…