In re G.B.
G.B., a prison inmate, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the superior court challenging the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation's (CDCR) decision to remove his single cell housing status and instead place him in a double cell with another inmate. The superior court granted the petition, concluding that the CDCR's decision to alter G.B.'s housing classification "was arbitrary and capricious, and unsupported by some competent, credible evidence."
The prison warden appeals, contending: (1) G.B.'s dissatisfaction with his housing classification is not cognizable on habeas corpus, and (2) even if housing classification decisions are reviewable by habeas corpus, the court erred in finding the decision was arbitrary and capricious. We conclude the housing classification decision is reviewable through habeas corpus proceedings and reverse the trial court's order because some evidence in the record supports the CDCR's decision.
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