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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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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ZAMEER RIAZ AZAM,

Petitioner,

v.

ALAMEDA COUNTY 

SUPERIOR COURT; et al.,

Respondents. /

No. C 06-5497 MHP (pr)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 and § 2254 for

alleged constitutional violations during child custody proceedings in state court which

resulted in the termination of his parental rights and a restraining order precluding his contact

with his child. It is well established that federal habeas is not available to challenge parental

rights or child custody decisions. See Lehman v. Lycoming County Children's Servs., 458

U.S. 502, 508-16 (1982). To extend the federal writ of habeas corpus into such areas of

family law would be an unprecedented expansion of the jurisdiction of the lower federal

courts. See id. at 512. The petition is DISMISSED with prejudice. 

The in forma pauperis application is DENIED. (Docket # 2.) The clerk shall close

the file.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: December 20, 2006 

Marilyn Hall Patel

United States District Judge

Case 3:06-cv-05497-MHP Document 5 Filed 12/21/06 Page 1 of 1