Darren Vincent Ford v. Johnson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARREN VINCENT FORD, ) No. LA CV 19-09508-VBF FFM ) 12 Petitioner, ) ORDER SUMMARILY v. ) DISMISSING PETITION
WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR
) LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER
WARDEN JOHNSON, ) JURISDICTION
) Respondent. ) 16 )
On October 28, 2019, Petitioner Darren Vincent Ford (“Petitioner”), a state prisoner incarcerated at the California State Prison in Lancaster, California, filed a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. (Dkt. No. 1). The Petition does not challenge Petitioner’s underlying conviction or the duration of Petitioner’s confinement. Rather, the Petition alleges that Petitioner’s constitutional rights were violated by the Accounting Department of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. (Id. at 2-5). The Writ of Habeas Corpus is limited to attacks upon the legality or duration of 27 …