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lo ss a n dd e n tal p ick s; a c c e ss to atyp e w riter ; p e rm iss io n to pur chas e more than the r egul arl i m i tof pos t age s t amps; and perm i s s i on t o pos s es s one cubi c footof l egalfi l es . C r ookers oughtuns peci fi ed dec l ar at oryand i nj unct i ve r el i ef. T he D i s tr i ctC ourtdeni ed the peti t i on, r eas oni ng thatC r ookerw as a l i t i gant s ubj ectt o the “thr ee- s tr i ke” rul e of § 1915( g) , and thathe s ty l ed hi s compl ai ntas a § 2241 p e tit io n so th a t h e c o u lda v o idth e f ili n g f e e ap p licab le to su its u n d e r B iv e n s v . S ix U n kn o w n N am ed A g en ts of F ed . B u reauo f N arc o ti cs, 40 3 U . S . 3 8 8 (19 7 1 ). 1 W e h a v e ju risd ictio n p u rsu a n t to 2 8 U .S .C . § 1 2 9 1 . B e c au se C ro o k e r is pr ocee di ng in fo rm a p a u p e ris , w e m u st d ism iss th e ap p e a l if it “ lac k s a n a rg u ab le b a sis ei theri n l aw ori n fac t . ” N ei tzke v. W i l l i ams, 490 U . S. 319, 325 ( 1989) ; s ee a l s o 28 U . S. C . § 1915( e) ( 2) . W e exe r ci s e pl enaryr evi ew overthe D i s tr i ctC ourt ’ s l egal d e term in a tio n s a n dap p lyac lea rlye rro n e o u s s tan d a rdto its f a c tu a l f in d in g s. S e e C ra d le v . U n it ed S tat es e x rel. M iner, 29 0 F . 3 d5 3 6 , 5 3 8 (3d C ir . 2 0 0 2 ) (pe r cu ri am ). C ro o k e r’s p e tit io n d o e s n o t ch a llen g e th e f a c t o r du ra tio n o f

h is im p riso n m e n t, w hi ch ar e the es s ence of habe as . See Pr ei s erv. R odr i guez, 411 U . S. 475, 484, 487 ( 1973) . A s w e have expl ai ned, “w hen the cha l l enge i s t o a condi t i on of conf i nements uch3

thata fi ndi ng i n pl ai nt i ff’ s favorw oul d notal t erhi s s ent ence orundo hi s convi ct i on, an a c tio n u n d e r § 1 9 8 3 is ap p ro p ri a te .” L e a m e r v . F au v e r, 2 8 8 F .3 d5 3 2 , 5 4 2 (3 dC ir . 2 0 0 2 ). N ordi d he cha l l enge the manneri n w hi ch hi s s ent ence w as exec ut ed. C f. W oodal l v. F e d . B u re auo f

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endant s ar e fe der alact or s , the pl ai nt i ff s houl d s eek r el i ef unde r B iven s. S ee W il li am s v . H il l, 7 4 F . 3 d1 3 3 9 , 1 3 3 9 -41 (D . C . C ir . 1 9 9 6 ). A cc o rdin g ly , w e w il l dism iss th e ap p ea l pu rsua n t t o 2 8 U . S . C . § 1 9 1 5 (e)(2).