Darren Vincent Ford v. Johnson

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DARREN VINCENT FORD, ) No. LA CV 19-09508-VBF FFM ) 12 Petitioner, ) ORDER SUMMARILY 13 v. ) DISMISSING PETITION

WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR

14 ) LACK OF SUBJECT-MATTER

WARDEN JOHNSON, ) JURISDICTION

15 ) Respondent. ) 16 ) 17

18 On October 28, 2019, Petitioner Darren Vincent Ford (“Petitioner”), a state 19 prisoner incarcerated at the California State Prison in Lancaster, California, filed a 20 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus by a Person in State Custody, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 21 § 2254. (Dkt. No. 1). 22 The Petition does not challenge Petitioner’s underlying conviction or the duration 23 of Petitioner’s confinement. Rather, the Petition alleges that Petitioner’s constitutional 24 rights were violated by the Accounting Department of the California Department of 25 Corrections and Rehabilitation. (Id. at 2-5). 26 The Writ of Habeas Corpus is limited to attacks upon the legality or duration of 27 …