Unknown
(HC) Dorsey v. Unknown
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ROMALES DORSEY, Jr., Case No. 2:22-cv-00731-TLN-JDP (HC) Petitioner, ORDER DIRECTING MR. DORSEY TO
SUBMIT A PETITION FOR WRIT OF
v. HABEAS CORPUS AND EITHER THE
FILING FEE OR AN APPLICATION TO
UNKNOWN, PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS Respondent. 15 Romales Dorsey is a state prisoner without counsel. This action was opened when he submitted to the court a letter stating that he is being denied habeas corpus. ECF No. 1. Mr. Dorsey has not properly commenced a civil action. To commence a civil action, a party is required to file a complaint or a petition. Fed. R. Civ. P. 3; Rule 3, Rules Governing § 2254 Cases; Woodford v. Garceau, 538 U.S. 202, 203 (2003). Challenges to the validity of confinement or the duration of confinement are properly brought in a habeas action. If Mr. Dorsey intends to commence a federal habeas action, he must file a signed petition stating his grounds for relief. All…