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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

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

In Re. 

VINCENT ROSENBALM,

Plaintiff. /

No. C 07-6253 SI (pr)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Plaintiff has filed a 2-page document. The first page is labelled "citizens complaint," and

complains about his criminal case in the Mendocino County Superior Court. The second page

is a form "criminal complaint" against Judge Ronald Brown in which plaintiff alleges the judge

denied him a lawyer and due process in that same criminal case. 

A petition for writ of habeas corpus is the exclusive method by which a person may

challenge in this court the fact or duration of his confinement. See Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411

U.S. 475, 500 (1973). Plaintiff must file a habeas petition if he wishes to challenge his state

court criminal conviction or criminal proceedings, bearing in mind the limitations on preconviction habeas petitions that this court explained when it dismissed two of his earlier habeas

petitions. See Order of Dismissal in Rosenbalm v. Pearce, No. C 06-7237 SI (pr), and Order of

Dismissal in Rosenbalm v. Mendocino Superior Court, No. C 06-7412 SI (pr). Accordingly, this

action is dismissed without prejudice to plaintiff filing a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The

clerk shall close the file. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 17, 2007 ______________________

 SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

Case 3:07-cv-06253-SI Document 3 Filed 12/17/07 Page 1 of 1