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Parties Involved:
Jerry Brown
Respondent
Isabel Tubach
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ISABEL TUBACH,

Petitioner,

v.

JERRY BROWN,

Respondent.

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ORDER DENYING MO TIO N FOR

PSYCHIATRIC EVALUATION

[Doc. 5]

Petitioner is a prisoner proceeding with a petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28

U.S.C. Section 2254. Petitioner has filed a motion seeking an order from this court requiring the

State of California to provide her with a psychiatric evaluation before her hearing with the Parole

Board. Petitioner also seeks an order from this court requiring the prison to return $140 to her, in

connection with the purchase of a wheelchair. 

The writ of habeas corpus is limited to attacks upon the legality or duration of confinement.”

Crawford v. Bell, 599 F.2d 890, 891 (9 Cir. 1979) citing, Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 484- th

86 (1973); Advisory Committee Notes to Rule 1 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. 

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Petitioner’s requests do not relate to the legality or duration of confinement and therefore request

relief that is not available through a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Accordingly, Petitioner’s

motion is HEREBY DENIED.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 11, 2008 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

bl0dc4 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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