A federal inmate applied for habeas corpus with certiorari in aid challenging an involuntary transfer from a medium security institution to a high security institution following discovery of a sharpened knife in the inmate’s shoe.
The applicant argued the warden’s decision was unreasonable under the standard articulated in Mission Institution v. Khela because a member of the case management team believed the inmate’s explanation that he was unaware of the weapon.
The court held the warden was the statutory decision-maker and that the transfer decision fell within the range of reasonable outcomes based on the safety risks posed by possession of a weapon in a correctional facility.
The existence of a differing opinion among staff did not render the decision unreasonable.
The habeas corpus application was dismissed.
