(PC) Goodbar v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBBIE GOODBAR, No. 2:22-cv-0859 KJN P Petitioner, v. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Respondents. 16 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. In this action, petitioner appears to challenge conditions of confinement. In particular, petitioner challenges an alleged secret euthanasia program that coerces inmates to overdose on suboxone. As a general rule, a claim that challenges the fact or duration of a prisoner’s confinement should be addressed by filing a habeas corpus petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, while a claim that challenges the conditions of confinement should be addressed by filing a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475, 500 (1973); Ramirez v. Galaza, 334 F.3d 850, 858-859 (9th Cir. 2003), cert. denied, 541 U.S. 1063 (2004). Because petitioner appears to challenge…