Case Name: Mark F. BROER, Petitioner-Appellant, v. INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW BOARD, a State agency; et al., Respondents-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2006-09-14
Citations: 201 F. App'x 479
Docket Number: No. 05-35278
Parties: Mark F. BROER, Petitioner—Appellant, v. INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW BOARD, a State agency; et al., Respondents—Appellees.
Judges: Before: PREGERSON, T.G. NELSON, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 201
Pages: 479–480

Head Matter:
Mark F. BROER, Petitioner—Appellant, v. INDETERMINATE SENTENCE REVIEW BOARD, a State agency; et al., Respondents—Appellees.
No. 05-35278.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Submitted Sept. 11, 2006.
Filed Sept. 14, 2006.
Mark F. Broer, Steilacoom, WA, pro se.
Gregory J. Rosen, Esq., AGWA — Office of the Washington Attorney General, Olympia, WA, for Respondents-Appellees.
Before: PREGERSON, T.G. NELSON, and GRABER, Circuit Judges.
This panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

Opinion:
MEMORANDUM
Mark F. Broer appeals pro se from the district court's judgment dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253, and we affirm.
Broer's § 2254 petition seeks to challenge the constitutionality of Washington state statutes regarding the re-enfranchisement of convicted felons, and specifically, the Indeterminate Sentence Review Board's refusal to restore his voting rights. These claims are not cognizable in a habeas proceeding. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254; Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 484, 93 S.Ct. 1827, 36 L.Ed.2d 439 (1973) ("essence of habeas is attack by person in custody upon legality of that custody, and traditional function of the writ is to secure release from illegal custody"). Accordingly, the district court properly dismissed Broer's petition.
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as provided by 9 th Cir. R. 36-3.