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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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United States District Court

Eastern District of California 

Anthony R. Turner,

Petitioner, No. Civ. S 05-1443 GEB PAN P

vs. Order

Jeanne Woodford, et al.,

Respondents.

-oOoPetitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a

writ of habeas corpus. 

The pleading is unclear but petitioner appears to challenge

a prison disciplinary determination, allegedly made in

retaliation or in violation of the equal protection clause. 

Petitioner seeks injunctive relief. He does not allege a loss of

good time credits. He has filed an application to proceed in

forma pauperis, but it lacks the trust account certification 

required by statute. 

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Petitioner must pursue his claims by way of a civil rights

action. See Ramirez v. Galaza, 334 F.3d 850 (9th Cir. 2003)

(where prisoner did not lose good conduct credits, the fact or

duration of his confinement was not at issue and his claims had

to be pursued in a section 1983 action challenging the conditions

of confinement rather than through a petition for habeas corpus).

Accordingly, the court hereby orders that:

1. The June 22, 2005, petition for habeas corpus is

dismissed without prejudice and with leave to amend the pleading

to pursue a civil rights action.

2. The clerk of the court shall send petitioner a form for

a civil rights complaint and an application to proceed in forma

pauperis by a prisoner. See 28 U.S.C. section 1915.

3. Petitioner shall, within 30 days, submit a civil rights

complaint and an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

4. All requests for injunctive relief are denied without

prejudice. Petitioner may renew them in the event he files a

civil rights complaint stating a colorable claim for relief

against an identified defendant. 

Dated: December 27, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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