Bridgeman
Bridgeman v. County of Contra Costa
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 STEPHANIE LEE BRIDGEMAN, Case No. 20-cv-00649-JD
Petitioner,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH
v. LEAVE TO AMEND
COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, et al., Respondent.
12 Petitioner, proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to obtain custody of her minor child. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. BACKGROUND In November 2018, the minor at issue, TSB, was removed from the home of his grandmother and appears to have been placed with a foster parent. Petition at 7-8. Petitioner argues that the foster parent is unfit, and the social worker assigned to the case raises his voice and does not have the patience for social work. Id. at 11. For relief, petitioner seeks TSB to be released from the custody of the foster parent. Id. at 14. DISCUSSION The Court first notes that to challenge collaterally in federal habeas proceedings either the …