DAVIS v. SHARTLE (2019)

MEMORANDUM **

District of Columbia prisoner Donald Lewis Davis appeals pro se from the district court's order denying his motion to alter or amend the judgment in his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas corpus proceeding. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We affirm.

In his section 2241 petition, Davis argued that the Bureau of Prisons’ method of determining his security classification violates his constitutional right to due process. The district court dismissed the petition on the ground that Davis failed to state a claim because no federal due process right is implicated by a prison's classification decisions. Davis filed a motion to alter or amend the district court's judgment under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 59(e). The district court did not abuse its discretion in denying Davis's Rule 59(e) motion because, contrary to his contention, Davis failed to demonstrate that the district court's conclusion was clearly erroneous or manifestly unjust. See Sch. Dist. No. 1J, Multnomah Cty., Or. v. ACandS, Inc., 5 F.3d 1255, 1262-63 (9th Cir. 1993) (setting forth standard of review and grounds for relief under Rule 59(e)); see also Hernandez v. Johnston, 833 F.2d 1316, 1318 (9th Cir. 1987) (no federal due process right implicated by a prison's classification decisions).

Because the scope of this appeal is limited to review of the September 6, 2018, order denying Davis's motion to alter or amend the judgment, we do not address the other issues Davis raises.

AFFIRMED.