(PC) McCoy v. Sac County Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEROME ELI MCCOY, No. 2:22-cv-01769-CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER SAC COUNTY JAIL, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a county inmate proceeding pro se in this habeas corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). I. Allegations in the Petition Based on the court’s review of the petition, it appears that petitioner is challenging his conditions of confinement while a pretrial detainee at the Sacramento County Main Jail. Petitioner also contends that he was denied mental health medications for 31 days which led to him becoming suicidal. II. Legal Standards Governing § 1983 Actions Conditions of confinement claims generally must be raised in an action for violation of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. §1983, not a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Nettles v. Grounds, 830 F.3d 922, 927 (9th Cir. 2016). 1 …