(HC) Singh v. State of CA
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HARMEET SINGH, Case No. 2:24-cv-00519-JDP (HC) Petitioner, ORDER v. SCREENING THE PETITION AND
ALLOWING LEAVE TO AMEND
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., ECF No. 1 Respondents.
GRANTING PETITIONER’S
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS
17 ECF No. 3 18 19 20 Petitioner, a state prisoner represented by counsel, brings this action under section 2254 and asks that this court order his immediate release and compensate him for emotional damages. ECF No. 1 at 1-3. As an initial matter, money damages are unavailable in a section 2254 action. Robertson v. Willows Police Dep’t, No. 2:17-cv-0352-AC-P, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57797, *3-4 (E.D. Cal. Apr. 14, 2017) (“Although money damages may be obtained pursuant to a successful civil rights action, they may not be obtained in a habeas action.”). As to the substance of petitioner’s claims, he appears to allege that the Sacramento County Superior Court…