SIMMONS v. CHRISTENSEN

No. 88-5812.

894 F.2d 1041 (1990)

Lawrence SIMMONS, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Robert J. CHRISTENSEN, Warden, et al., Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 18, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence Simmons, Pro per, Lompoc, Cal., for petitioner-appellant.

Gary Lincenberg, Asst. U.S. Atty., Los Angeles, Cal., for respondent-appellee.

Before GOODWIN, Chief Judge, SCHROEDER and O'SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Chief Judge:

Lawrence Simmons, a federal prisoner, appeals the dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus petition. He contends that the Bureau of Prisons violated his constitutional rights by rejecting a United States Parole Commission's recommendation to reduce his sentence pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 4205(g). No constitutional right was violated.

In December 1981, Simmons received a 25-year sentence for armed robbery. The following year...

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