Tauno A. Koivisto v. The Great People of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
JS-6
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
TAUNO AUGUST KOIVISTO, Case No. 2:20-03700 CAS (ADS) Petitioner,
v. ORDER DISMISSING HABEAS CORPUS
PETITION AND DENYING
THE GREAT PEOPLE OF THE STATE CERTIFICATE OF APPEALABILITY OF CALIFORNIA, et al. 14 Respondents.
16 Before the Court for screening is a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed by 17 Petitioner Tauno August Koivisto, an inmate at California State Prison, Los Angeles 18 County. [Dkt. No. 1]. To the extent that the Court can understand the Petition, 19 Petitioner again appears to allege a lack of medical care in prison. [Id.]. Therefore, 20 Petitioner is not challenging his incarceration or his sentence, but is instead 21 complaining about the conditions of his confinement. A habeas corpus petition is not 22 the proper vehicle for challenging the conditions of confinement. The purpose of habeas 23 corpus is to attack the legality of a conviction or sentence. See Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 24 475,…