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Parties Involved:
Monterey County Superior Court
Defendant
Patrick L. Richardson
Plaintiff

Document Text:

United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PATRICK L. RICHARDSON,

Petitioner,

v.

MONTEREY COUNTY SUPERIOR

COURT,

Respondent.

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No. C 16-0893 MEJ (PR)

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

Petitioner, an inmate at California State Prison–Folsom (“CSP-Folsom”), commenced

this action by filing a “request for court to review writ of coram nobis,” seeking to challenge

a conviction in the Monterey County Superior Court. The writ of error coram nobis affords a

remedy to attack a conviction when the petitioner has served his sentence and is no longer in

custody. See Telink, Inc. v. United States, 24 F.3d 42, 45 (9th Cir. 1994); United States v.

Walgren, 885 F.2d 1417, 1420 (9th Cir. 1989). A person who wishes to challenge a state

court conviction in federal court must do so by way of a petition for writ of habeas corpus

under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. A federal district court may not entertain a petition for a writ of

coram nobis to challenge a state conviction because that writ can only issue to aid the

jurisdiction of the court in which the conviction occurred. See United States v. Monreal, 301

F.3d 1127, 1130-31 (9th Cir. 2002) (writ of error coram nobis attacking Iowa sentence had to

be sought in Iowa court); Madigan v. Wells, 224 F.2d 577, 578 n.2 (9th Cir. 1955) (writ of

error coram nobis can only issue to aid jurisdiction of court in which conviction was had). 

This court lacks authority to issue a writ of error coram nobis because petitioner was not

convicted in this court. Consequently, the instant petition is DISMISSED.

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United States District Court

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Petitioner indicates that staff at CSP-Folsom have thwarted his efforts to file his writ

of coram nobis in the state courts. If petitioner wants to complain about his lack of access to

the courts, he may file a separate action in the United States District Court for the Eastern

District of California, where CSP-Folsom is located.

The Clerk shall enter judgment and close the file.

 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 

Maria-Elena James

United States Magistrate Judge

April 26, 2016

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