NOT PRECEDENTIAL
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE THIRD CIRCUIT

___________ No. 16

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___________ KAREEM HASSAN MILLHOUSE ,

Appellant

v. WARDEN LEWISBURG USP

____________________________________ On Appeal from the United States Dis trict Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (D.C. Civil Action No. 1

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- cv - 01971 ) District Judge: Honorable Sylvia H. Rambo

____________________________________ Submitted Pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 34.1(a)

November 14, 2016 Before: GREENAWAY, JR., GREENBERG and ROTH, Circuit Judges

(Opinion filed : April 14, 2017)

___________ OPINION *

___________ PER CURIAM Kareem Hassan Millhouse, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, appeals from the District Court’s order denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28

* This disposition is not an o pinion of the full C ourt and pursuant to I.O.P. 5.7 does not constitute binding precedent.2

U.S.C. § 2241. His petition sought relief from sanctions imposed in prison disciplinary proceedings. We will affirm. According to the incident report , on December 14, 2013, pursuant to a contraband search of the cell assigned to Millhous e, Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) staff found an orange bag filled with homemade intoxicants. An A lco sensor test was conducted a nd the liquid tested positive for being an intoxicant. An incident report was filed and provided to Millhouse. When the investigat ing officer informed Millhouse of the incident report and his rights, Millhouse stated, “[t]he report is correct, I can’t dispute it.” The investigator referred the incident report to the Unit Discipline Committee “(UDC”). Millhouse appeared before the U DC and declined to make a statement. The UDC referred the charge to the Disciplinary Hearing Officer (“DHO” ) for further proceedings.
Millhouse was informed of his rights at a discipl ine hearing on December 17,
2013 . Millhouse did not request a staff r epresentative or to call any witnesses. On January 8, 2014, Millhouse appeared before DHO L ane for his discipline hearing and admitted to possessing alcohol. Based on Millhouse’s admission and the supporting
documentation , DHO Lane concluded that the evi dence supported a finding that Millhouse committed the prohibited act. DHO Lane sanctioned Millhouse to a disallowance of good conduct time of forty days and a loss of visiting and commiss ary privileges for ninety days. The DHO documented his findings in a written report and notified Millhouse of his appellate rights.3

On October 10, 2014, Millhouse filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, arguing that his due process rights were violated during the disciplinary proceedi ngs. The District Court denie d his petition

. Millhouse timely appealed. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Millhouse’s procedural due process challenge to the disciplinary hearing was properly brought under § 2241 because
it entailed t he loss of good time credits. See Edwards v. Balisok , 520 U.S. 641, 645

- 46 (1997). We review the District Court’s denial of habeas relief de novo and its factual findings for clear error. Denny v. Schultz , 708 F.3d 140, 143 (3d Cir. 2013).
In his bri ef, Millhouse argues that a different disciplinary hearing , regarding an
incident where a knife was found in his mattress , violated his constitutional right to due
process. 1 It is well established that arguments not raised before the District Court are

wa ived on appeal. DIRECTV Inc. v. Seijas , 508 F.3d 123, 125 n.1 (3d Cir. 2007)

. Moreover, Millhouse failed entirely to address in his brief the disciplinary hearing he challenged in his habeas corpus petition , and this fail ure constitutes a waiver on appea l

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1 Millhouse’s habeas petition does not describe the incident underlying the disciplinar y hearing he challenged. In response to the petition , the Respondent explaine d that , altho ugh Millhouse did not provide a date, report number, or description of the incident, he provided the administrative remedy numbers issued in his administrative appeal. With this information, the Respondent determined the disciplinary hearing occurred on January 8, 2014 , a nd concerned Millhouse’s possession of alcohol on December 14, 2013. See Response, Dkt. 6 at 1

- 2 n.1. In his objections , Millhouse did not challenge the Respondent’s characterization of his petition as challenging the discip linary hearing for his possession of alcohol

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United States v. Pelullo , 399 F.3d 197, 222 (3d Cir. 2005) (“It is well settled that an appellant’s failure to identify or argue an issue in his opening brief constitutes waiver of that issue on appeal.”). In any event, the District Court correctly d enied Millhouse’s petition. A disciplinary hearing that may result in the loss of good time credit must provide certain due process safeguards to a prisoner, including: (1) at least 24

- hour advance notice of the charges; (2) an opportunity to call witne sses and present documentary evidence; and (3) a written decision explaining the evidence relied upon and the reasons for the disciplinary action. Wolff v. McDonnell , 418 U.S. 539, 563

- 66 (1974). The Supreme Court has held that “revocation of good time d oes not comport with the minimum requirements of procedural due process unless the findings of the prison disciplinary board are supported by some evidence in the record.” Superintendent v. Hill , 472 U.S. 445, 454 (1985) (internal quotation marks and cita tions omi tted). This standard is not stringent and the relevant inquiry “is whether there is any evidence in the record that could support the conclusion reached by the disciplinary board.” Id. at 455

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Millhouse contend ed in the District Court that h e was precluded from appearing at his disciplinary hearing. He has failed to substantiate this claim. To the contrary, the evidence supports the District Court’s finding that Millhouse was present for his hearing
before the DHO and that he was provided t he requisite procedural safeguards. Millhouse was provided notice of the charges against him, had the opportunity to present witnesses5

and evidence, and received a copy of the DHO’s written report. T he charge was supported by Millhouse’s admissions and B OP staff reports , and no contradictory evidence was presented

. Although Millhouse requested that the District Court obtain and
review a surveillance video, the District Court correctly declined to do so as minimum requirements of procedural due process do “ not require examination of the entire record, independent assessment of the credibility of witnesses, or weighing of the evidence.”
Hill , 472 U.S. at 455. Accordingly, we will affirm the judgment of the District Court.