Mitchell v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) WALLACE G. MITCHELL, ) ) Petitioner, ) ) v. ) Civil No. 15-cv-1319 (APM) ) LENNARD JOHNSON, ) ) Respondent. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION In August 2015, Petitioner Wallace G. Mitchell brought this action for a writ of habeas corpus while detained at the District of Columbia Jail on a D.C. Superior Court writ. See Pet. for Writ of Habeas Corpus, ECF No. 1 [hereinafter Pet.]. Petitioner challenges a disciplinary decision rendered in June 2015,…