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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 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVE BADUE,

Petitioner,

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CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY

GENERAL, et al,

Respondent(s). 

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No C 07-3615 VRW (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Petitioner has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28

USC § 2254 challenging a judgment of conviction for drug-related offenses from

the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of Santa Clara. 

Petitioner alleges that he was sentenced to 16 months in prison (and three years

of parole) on January 6, 2000 and is no longer in custody serving this term. 

The federal writ of habeas corpus is only available to persons "in custody" 

under the conviction or sentence under attack at the time the petition is filed. See

Maleng v Cook, 490 US 488, 490-91 (1989); Carafas v LaVallee, 391 US 234,

238 (1968). This requirement is jurisdictional. See id. Because petitioner was

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no longer in custody under the conviction under attack at the time he filed the

instant petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the petition must be DISMISSED for

lack of subject matter jurisdiction. See De Long v Hennessey, 912 F2d 1144,

1146 (9th Cir 1990). 

The clerk shall enter judgment in accordance with this order and close the

file.

SO ORDERED.

 

VAUGHN R WALKER

United States District Chief Judge 

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