Case Name: Ronald L. BRICKER, Appellant v. Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA; Joseph H. Kleinfelter; Justin J. McShane; Mark F. Bayley; Jen Bevan; R. Mark Thomas; Diane Morgan
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2007-06-20
Citations: 229 F. App'x 136
Docket Number: No. 06-4713
Parties: Ronald L. BRICKER, Appellant v. Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA; Joseph H. Kleinfelter; Justin J. McShane; Mark F. Bayley; Jen Bevan; R. Mark Thomas; Diane Morgan.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 229
Pages: 136–137

Head Matter:
Ronald L. BRICKER, Appellant v. Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA; Joseph H. Kleinfelter; Justin J. McShane; Mark F. Bayley; Jen Bevan; R. Mark Thomas; Diane Morgan.
No. 06-4713.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted For Possible Dismissal Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) or Possible Summary Action
Under Third Circuit LAR 27.4 and I.O.P. 10.6 June 7, 2007.
Filed June 20, 2007.
Ronald L. Bricker, Mercer, PA, pro se.
A. Taylor Williams, Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, Administrative Office of PA Courts, Philadelphia, PA, for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
BEFORE: SLOVITER, CHAGARES and GREENBERG, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
Ronald L. Bricker appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, dismissing his complaint without prejudice, and from an order denying his motion for reconsideration. For the reasons that follow, we will dismiss the appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e).
Bricker's complaint in the District Court was purportedly filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. However, the allegations of his complaint concerned the manner in which he was convicted, and his continued confinement. The District Court correctly concluded that to the extent Appellant was challenging the fact or duration of his conviction or sentence, his remedy is in the form of habeas, not 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Learner v. Fauver, 288 F.3d 532, 542 (3d Cir.2002) ("whenever the challenge ultimately attacks the 'core of habeas'—the validity of the continued conviction or the fact or length of the sentence—a challenge, however denominated and regardless of the relief sought, must be brought by way of habeas corpus petition").
Because Bricker's appeal is legally frivolous, we must dismiss it pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B).
. We further find no error in the District Court's decision to deny Bricker's motion for reconsideration.