Pizarro Calderon v. Chavez.

• Position: Violation of due process of law - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

DUE PROCESS

Pizarro Calderon v. Chavez, 327 F.Supp.2d 131 (D.Puerto Rico 2004). A federal prisoner sought a writ of habeas corpus, challenging the refusal of the federal Bureau of Prisons to reduce his sentence and loss of good time credits as the result of a prison disciplinary determination. The district court denied the prisoner's petition. The court held that the Bureau's decision not to reduce the prisoner's sentence upon his completion of a substance abuse program did not violate due process. The court also found that the prisoner was not prejudiced by any violation of his due process rights when he was not allowed to call a physician as a witness at his disciplinary hearing. The court noted that a prisoner...