Garnica

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL D. JOHNWELL, No. 2:25-CV-02738-DMC-P Petitioner,

ORDER

v. LUIS GARNICA, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Pending before the Court is Petitioner’s original petition, ECF No. 1. Generally, a petitioner who wishes to challenge the legality of his conviction or sentence must file a 28 U.S.C. § 2254 petition (for state prisoners) or 28 U.S.C. § 2255 motion (for federal prisoners). See Harrison v. Ollison, 519 F.3d 952, 955 (9th Cir. 2008) (discussing § 2255, and the “savings clause” or the “escape hatch”); Porter v. Adams, 244 F.3d 1006, 1007 (9th Cir. 2001) (order) (stating that a § 2255 motion is used for challenging the legality of a conviction); cf. McNeely v. Blanas, 336 F.3d 822, 824 n.1 (9th Cir. 2003) (noting that § 2254 is inapplicable where petitioner is not challenging legality of state court judgment).…