(PC) Lewis v. Clark

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 PAUL DIXON LEWIS, Case No. 1:20-cv-00120-DAD-JDP Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT THIS CASE BE DISMISSED UNDER

v. THE FAVORABLE-TERMINATION RULE KEN CLARK, et al. OBJECTIONS DUE IN FOURTEEN DAYS Defendants. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO APPOINT COUNSEL

15 ECF No. 16

ORDER THAT THE CLERK’S OFFICE

SEND PLAINTIFF AN APPLICATION FOR

A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS

18 Plaintiff Paul Dixon Lewis is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In a complaint filed January 23, 2020, plaintiff argues that his prison sentence is unlawful and requests compensation for the allegedly illegal incarceration. See ECF No. 1 at 4. Because habeas relief is the exclusive remedy for a prisoner challenging the fact or duration of his confinement, the court ordered that plaintiff show cause why his case should not be dismissed as…