Opinion
CAUSE NO. 3:21-CV-35-DRL-MGG
01-15-2021
GEORGE METCALF, Petitioner, v. WARDEN, Respondent.
OPINION & ORDER
George Metcalf, a prisoner without a lawyer, filed a habeas corpus petition challenging his disciplinary sanctions in case ISP 20-09-30 where a Disciplinary Hearing Officer found him guilty of using a controlled substance in violation of Indiana Department of Correction policy B-202. ECF 1 at 1. However, Mr. Metcalf did not lose any earned credit time nor was he demoted in credit class as a result of this disciplinary hearing. ECF 1 at 1, 1-1 at 3, 5.
A prison disciplinary hearing can only be challenged in a habeas corpus proceeding where it results in the lengthening of the duration of confinement. Hadley v. Holmes, 341 F.3d 661, 664 (7th Cir. 2003). Here, because this disciplinary hearing did not result in the lengthening of the duration of Mr. Metcalf's confinement, habeas corpus relief is not available. Accordingly, since there is no relief that he can obtain in this habeas corpus proceeding, the petition will be denied.
For these reasons, the court DENIES the petition (ECF 1) pursuant to Section 2254 Habeas Corpus Rule 4 and the case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.
SO ORDERED.
January 15, 2021
s/ Damon R . Leichty
Judge, United States District Court