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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEROY A. ANDREOZZI

Plaintiff, No. CIV S-02-0796 GEB CMK P

vs.

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et al.,

Defendants. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. He brought this civil rights action

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that prison grooming regulations violate his First

Amendment right to practice his religion. Currently before the court is petitioner’s motion titled

“Motion for Writ of Habeas Corpus add to Preserve his Habeas Corpus Rights.” In the motion,

plaintiff asserts that he has exhausted a habeas claim filed in California state court, and he appears

to be asking the court to file a federal habeas action. 

Any habeas action filed by plaintiff would be entirely separate from the instant

proceeding. A party may not open a new action by making a motion in a current case. If

plaintiff wishes to pursue federal habeas relief, he must file a separate action in this court. 

Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion for a writ of habeas corpus is not a proper motion in this

proceeding and will be stricken from the file. 

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IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff’s April 19, 2005 motion for a writ of habeas corpus

is stricken from the record. 

DATED: April 22, 2005

/s/ CRAIG M. KELLISON 

Craig M. Kellison

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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