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HATTON v. KEOHANE

No. 82-5230.

693 F.2d 88 (1982)

Lewis L. HATTON, Petitioner-Appellant, v. T.M. KEOHANE, Warden, F.C.I., Terminal Island, CA, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 16, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick Ryan, Los Angeles, Cal., argued, for petitioner-appellant; William J. Genego, Los Angeles, Cal., on brief.

John Spiegel, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent-appellee.

Before ELY and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and CARROLL, District Judge.

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

Lewis Hatton appeals from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Hatton's principal argument is that the Regional Parole Commissioner exceeded his authority in changing the recommendation of the Hearing Examiner Panel and increasing Hatton's presumptive release date from 51 to 60 months. We affirm the denial of Hatton's petition.

To promote a consistent but fair exercise of discretion when determining...

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