Lockhart v. Allen et al
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ORDER: (1) granting 2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis; and (2) Dismissing Case Without Prejudice. Signed by Judge Roger T. Benitez on 5/26/2017. (Mailed Petitioner a Pro Se Prisoner Packet) (All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(fth)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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BOBBY SHAWN LOCKHART,
Case No.: 17cvl011 BEN(KSC)
Petitioner,
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ORDER: (1) GRANTING MOTION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS; and (2) DISMISSING
CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE
ALLEN, Grievance Coodinator, et al.
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Respondents.
Petitioner, proceeding pro se, has submitted a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
pursuant to 2 8 U. S. C. § 2241, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis.
MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
Petitioner cannot afford the $5.00 filing fee. Thus, the Court GRANTS
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Petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, and allows Petitioner to prosecute
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the above-referenced action as a poor person without being required to prepay fees or
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costs and without being required to post security. The Clerk of the Court will file the
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Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus without prepayment of the filing fee.
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FAILURE TO STATE A COGNIZABLE CLAIM
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Upon review of the Petition, it appears to the Court that a Petition for Writ of
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Habeas Corpus brought pursuant to § 2241 is not the proper vehicle for the claims
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Petitioner presents. Petitioner lists various problems he claims he is facing in custody.
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Specifically, Petitioner claims: his access to courts has been interfered with, his Freedom
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of Information Act rights are being violated, and he has been denied medical care. (Pet.
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at 1-7, ECF No. 1.) Petitioner’s claims are not cognizable on habeas review. Challenges
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to the fact or duration of confinement are brought by petition for a writ of habeas corpus,
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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 or § 2241; challenges to conditions of confinement are
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brought pursuant to the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, see Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411
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U.S. 475, 500 (1973), or pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal
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Bureau ofNarcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), the “federal analogue” to § 1983. Hartman v.
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Moore, 547 U.S. 250, 254, 255 n.2 (2006). A Bivens action is the proper remedy for a
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federal prisoner who is making a constitutional challenge to the conditions of his prison
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life, but not to the fact or length of his custody. See Prieser, 411 U.S. at 499; Bivens, 403
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U.S. 388. It appears that Petitioner challenges the conditions of his prison life, but not
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the fact or length of his custody. Thus, Petitioner has not stated a cognizable habeas
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claim pursuant to § 2241.
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CONCLUSION
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Based on the foregoing, the Court GRANTS Petitioner’s request to proceed in
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forma pauperis. The Clerk of the Court will file the Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus
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without prepayment of the filing fee. Further, the Court DISMISSES this case without
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prejudice. The Clerk of Court is directed to mail Petitioner a Pro Se Prisoner Packet
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together with a copy ofimis Or/ter.
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IT IS SO Q
DATED:
nited States District Court
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