(HC) Craig v. El Dorado County Jail
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NORMAN JOHN CRAIG, No. 2:19-cv-1414 KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS &
RECOMMENDATIONS
EL DORADO COUNTY JAIL, Respondent. 16 Petitioner, a county inmate proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner paid the filing fee. Petitioner alleges that he has been housed in administrative segregation without due process; he is being subjected to high temperatures in administrative segregation; he has received inadequate medical care; and he concedes that he has not exhausted his administrative remedies to the highest level of review (ECF No. 1 at 5). Petitioner names the El Dorado County Jail as respondent. As a general rule, a claim that challenges the fact or duration of a prisoner’s confinement should be addressed by filing a habeas corpus petition, while a claim that challenges the conditions of confinement should be addressed by filing a civil…