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F I L E D
                                                                          United States Court of Appeals
                                                                                  Tenth Circuit
                           UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                                                                  JUL 14 1997
                                       TENTH CIRCUIT
                                                                             PATRICK FISHER
                                                                                      Clerk

 RAYMOND MARTINEZ,

           Plaintiff - Appellant,
 vs.                                                          No. 97-1017
                                                          (D.C. No. 96-S-2217)
 MICHAEL A. OBERMEYER; BRIAN                                   (D. Colo.)
 MCCOY; ED CAMP; HARRY
 NIMROD; LEE ZWEIGLE; ARISTEDES
 W. ZAVARAS; JOHN JUBIC; and
 RICHARD MARR,

           Defendants - Appellees.

                                    ORDER AND JUDGMENT*

Before BRORBY, EBEL, and KELLY, Circuit Judges.**

       Mr. Martinez, an inmate appearing pro se and in forma pauperis, appeals from the

dismissal of his civil rights action in which he seeks federal declaratory, injunctive and

monetary relief based upon a Colorado conviction. To the extent that Mr. Martinez is

       *
         This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the doctrines of
law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. This court generally disfavors the
citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order and judgment may be cited under
the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
       **
         After examining the briefs and the appellate record, this three-judge panel has
determined unanimously that oral argument would not be of material assistance in the
determination of this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a); 10th Cir. R. 34.1.9. The cause is
therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
proceeding under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the claims are obviously barred by the rule

announced in Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 486-87 (1994). On the other hand, a

federal challenge to the fact of conviction or confinement, or the duration of confinement,

is cognizable only under habeas corpus, Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 499-500

(1973), with its requirement of exhaustion of state remedies, 28 U.S.C. § 2254(b)(1)(A);

Preiser, 411 U.S. at 499 n.14.

       The district court dismissed the action without prejudice based upon

noncompliance with its order requiring Mr. Martinez to file his 28 U.S.C. § 1915 motion

and civil rights complaint on official forms and furnish a certified copy of his trust fund

account, all within thirty days. Aplt. App. 49-54. We find no abuse of discretion. See

Bradenburg v. Beaman, 632 F.2d 120, 122 (10th Cir. 1980) (per curiam), cert. denied,

450 U.S. 984 (1981).

       AFFIRMED. All pending motions are DENIED.

                                           Entered for the Court

                                           Paul J. Kelly, Jr.
                                           Circuit Judge

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