Allen
Allen v. S.V.S.P. - P.I.P.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL ALLEN, Case No. 24-cv-03197-PCP
Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PETITIONER
TO FILE A RESPONSE, AND
v. DENYING MOTION TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS
S.V.S.P. - P.I.P., Re: Dkt. No. 4 Defendant.
12 Petitioner Michael Allen, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a pleading entitled “petition for writ of habeas corpus.” Dkt. No. 1. Upon review, the pleading concerns the conditions of Mr. Allen’s confinement—specifically, a potential prison transfer—rather than his conviction. See id. Claims regarding conditions of confinement cannot proceed in this habeas action. “‘Federal law opens two main avenues to relief on complaints related to imprisonment: a petition for habeas corpus, 28 U.S.C. § 2254, and a complaint under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, Rev. Stat. § 1979, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 1983.” Hill v. McDonough, 547 U.S. 573, 579 (2006) (citation omitted). The Ninth Circuit has held that if the claim “does not lie…