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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PRESTON WILLIAM BRAXTON,

Petitioner,

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A.P. KANE, et al., 

Respondents. ____________________________

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No. C 06-3582 JSW (PR)

ORDER DISMISSING PETITION

AND DENYING PENDING MOTIONS

(Docket nos. 2, 4, 5)

Petitioner, a state prisoner formerly incarcerated at the Correctional Training Facility

in Soledad, California, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

2254. Petitioner also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (docket nos. 2, 4) and a

motion seeking appointment of counsel (docket no. 5). On July 26, 2006, Petitioner notified

the Court that he had been released and provided a change of address for this matter (docket

no. 6)

In the present petition, Petitioner claims that he was forced to sign a blank “Notice of

Conditions” form prior to being released on parole. However, Petitioner’s claims do not

allege the violation of any constitutional right and the Court cannot discern any from the

claims raised therein. 

A person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a state court can obtain a federal writ

of habeas corpus only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or

laws or treaties of the United States. 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). In other words, a writ of habeas

corpus is available under § 2254(a) "only on the basis of some transgression of federal law

binding on the state courts." Middleton v. Cupp, 768 F.2d 1083, 1085 (9th Cir. 1985) (citing

Engle v. Isaac, 456 U.S. 107, 119 (1982)), cert. denied, 478 U.S. 1021 (1986). It is

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unavailable for violations of state law or for alleged error in the interpretation or application

of state law. See Estelle v. McGuire, 502 U.S. 62, 67-68 (1991); Engle, 456 U.S. at 119;

Peltier v. Wright, 15 F.3d 860, 861-62 (9th Cir. 1994). Petitioner’s case is therefore

DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to state a cognizable claim for habeas relief. The

Clerk shall terminate all pending motions as MOOT, close the file and enter judgment.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: January 4, 2007 _________________________ JEFFREY S. WHITE

United States District Judge

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