Price
(HC) Ring v. Price
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ANDREW ARLINGTON RING, Case No. 1:19-cv-00878-AWI-EPG-HC
Petitioner, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO
DISMISS PETITION FOR WRIT OF
v. HABEAS CORPUS
BRADON PRICE, Respondent.
16 Petitioner Andrew Arlington Ring is a state civil detainee proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Given that the instant petition challenges conditions of confinement and thus, is not cognizable in federal habeas corpus, the undersigned recommends that the petition be dismissed without prejudice to refiling the claims in an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the Americans with Disabilities Act. I. DISCUSSION A. Federal Habeas Corpus Jurisdiction The federal habeas statute provides that a district court may entertain a habeas application by a person “in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. §§ 2241(c)(3), 2254(a). A claim is cognizable in…