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

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JAMES MORRISON JACKSON,

Plaintiff,

v. 

STEPHEN E. KNIGHT, 

Defendant.

Case No.: 3:08-cv-1484-H-BLM

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR 

RELEASE 

[Doc. No. 54]

The Court dismissed this case with prejudice on October 29, 2008. (Doc. No. 9.) 

On January 20, 2010, the Ninth Circuit dismissed Plaintiff’s appeal. (Doc. No. 39.) On 

July 12, 2018, Plaintiff filed a document entitled “Motion for Release,” wherein Plaintiff 

asks the Court to order Plaintiff released from the custody of the Los Angeles County 

Sheriff’s Department. The document contains no reasoning in support of the requested 

relief. 

The Court denies the motion. The sole vehicle for a state prisoner to seek release 

from custody is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. See, 

e.g., Wilkinson v. Dotson, 544 U.S. 74, 81 (2005). This long-closed action under 42 U.S.C. 

§ 1983 may not be used to challenge the legality of Plaintiff’s confinement.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: July 16, 2018 

 

 MARILYN L. HUFF, District Judge

 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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