Allen R. Turk v. Theo White, Warden Daniel E. Lungren, Attorney General of the State of California

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

Turk, a California state prisoner, appeals from the district court’s denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. We have jurisdiction over this timely appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2253. We affirm.

I

On April 25, 1985, while serving a life sentence for a 1981 second degree murder conviction, Turk got into an argument with Correctional Officer Bradley. At Turk’s request, Sergeant Washington held a meeting the next day with Bradley and Turk to discuss what happened. Though the parties disagree as to who started it, an altercation…