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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MELVIN LEE WILSON,

Petitioner, No. CIV S 06-0724 LKK PAN P

vs.

ROSANNE CAMPBELL, et al., ORDER AND

Respondents. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS

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Petitioner, a state prisoner without counsel, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas

corpus. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis.

Examination of the in forma pauperis affidavit reveals that petitioner is unable to

afford the costs of suit. Accordingly, the request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is

granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 

A judge “entertaining an application for a writ of habeas corpus shall forthwith

award the writ or issue an order directing the respondent to show cause why the writ should not

be granted, unless it appears from the application that the applicant or person detained is not

entitled thereto.” 28 U.S.C. § 2243; see also Rule 4, Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases (“If it

plainly appears from the petition and any attached exhibits that the petitioner is not entitled to 

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26 A court may take judicial notice of its own records in other cases. United States v. Wilson, 1

631 F.2d 118, 119-20 (9th Cir. 1980).

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relief in the district court, the judge must dismiss the petition and direct the clerk of the court to

notify the petitioner.”) 

 A district court must entertain a habeas petition “in behalf of a person in custody

pursuant to the judgment of a State court 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). Habeas corpus is

the sole remedy for a prisoner challenging the fact or duration of his confinement and seeking

immediate or speedier release from custody. Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 500 (1973). An

action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 is the remedy for allegedly unconstitutional conditions of

confinement. See Nelson v. Campbell, Nelson v. Campbell, 541 U.S. 637, 643-46 (2004);

Preiser, 411 U.S. at 498-99. 

Petitioner alleges that prison officials denied him medical care after getting into

an accident while transporting him to a doctor’s appointment. Review of the court’s records

shows plaintiff’s allegations duplicate those made in a civil rights complaint in Case Number

CIV-S-06-0830 DFL PAN P.1

Petitioner in no way challenges the fact or duration of his confinement and he has

filed a civil rights complaint on the grounds asserted in the petition.

For these reasons, the court will recommend this action be dismissed.

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Petitioner’s April 4, 2006, motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted.

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IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that:

1. This action be dismissed for failure to state a claim cognizable under 28 U.S.C.

§ 2254.

DATED: May 2, 2006.

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