Pittman
Pittman v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 RANDY DEWAYNE PITTMAN, Case No. 22-cv-03806-VKD
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE;
v. GRANTING LEAVE TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS; GRANTING
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al., OTHER MOTION Defendants. Re: Dkt. Nos. 2,
13 Mr. Randy Dewayne Pittman, a federal prisoner currently housed at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, California, initiated this action in pro se on June 28, 2022, by filing a form “Complaint by a Prisoner Under the Civil Rights Action, 42 U.S.C. § 1983.” Dkt. No. 1 at 1. He also filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. No. 2. The Civil Cover Sheet accompanying the complaint suggests that Mr. Pittman intended to file a habeas action, which is consistent with the allegations in the complaint. Id. at 30. On July 5, 2022, Mr. Pittman filed a handwritten document titled, “Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.” Dkt. No. 5. As it appears…