(PC) Lewis v. Clark
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PAUL DIXON LEWIS, Case No. 1:20-cv-00120-JDP Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED AS BARRED
v. BY THE FAVORABLE-TERMINATION
RULE
KEN CLARK, et al.
FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE
Defendants.
ORDER ASSIGNING THIS CASE TO A
DISTRICT JUDGE 16 Plaintiff Paul Dixon Lewis is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff argues that his prison sentence is unlawful and requests compensation for his allegedly illegal incarceration. See ECF No. 1 at 4. But habeas relief— which petitioner does not now seek—is the exclusive remedy for a prisoner challenging the fact or duration of his confinement. See Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 481 (1994). Even if plaintiff wishes to obtain some sort of relief for his allegedly illegal incarceration other than release—relief that might properly be channeled through 42 U.S.C. § 1983…