Case Name: Frank Cecil CANNON, Appellant v. Mary SABOL, Warden of York County Prison
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2010-06-07
Citations: 383 F. App'x 105
Docket Number: No. 10-1592
Parties: Frank Cecil CANNON, Appellant v. Mary SABOL, Warden of York County Prison.
Judges: Before: SLOVITER, AMBRO and SMITH, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 383
Pages: 105–105

Head Matter:
Frank Cecil CANNON, Appellant v. Mary SABOL, Warden of York County Prison.
No. 10-1592.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Submitted for Possible Dismissal Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) or Summary Action
Pursuant to Third Circuit LAR 27.4 and I.O.P. 10.6 May 26, 2010.
Opinion filed June 7, 2010.
Frank Cecil Cannon, York, PA, pro se.
Melissa A. Swauger, Esq., Office of United States Attorney, Harrisburg, PA, for Appellee.
Before: SLOVITER, AMBRO and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
OPINION
PER CURIAM.
Frank Cannon appeals the District Court's order denying his petition for ha-beas corpus. For the reasons below, we will affirm.
The procedural history of this case and the details of Cannon's claims are well known to the parties and need not be discussed at length. Briefly, Cannon filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. He argued that when he was admitted into the county prison, an intake counselor wrote down that Cannon was a pagan and not a Hebrew Israelite. He contended that he was not allowed to participate in Hebrew activities, which denied his rights under the First Amendment. He requested that the District Court grant the writ and enjoin respondents from violating his rights. The District Court denied the petition without prejudice to Cannon presenting his claims in a properly filed civil rights complaint. Cannon filed a timely notice of appeal, and we have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291.
We agree with the District Court that Cannon's claims concerning his participation in religious activities at the prison do not lie at the "core of habeas" and, therefore, are not cognizable in a § 2241 petition. See Leamer v. Fauver, 288 F.3d 532, 542-44 (3d Cir.2002). None of his claims challenges the fact or length of his sentence or confinement. See Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 500, 93 S.Ct. 1827, 36 L.Ed.2d 439 (1973).
Summary action is appropriate if there is no substantial question presented in the appeal. See Third Circuit LAR 27.4. For the above reasons, as well as those set forth by the District Court, we will summarily affirm the District Court's order. See Third Circuit I.O.P. 10.6.