Pittman

Pittman v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

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United States District Court, Northern District of CaliforniaFebruary 3, 20234:22-cv-05213California203 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 RANDY DEWAYNE PITTMAN, Case No. 22-cv-05213-JSW Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, et al., Defendants. Plaintiff, an inmate in the Santa Rita County Jail, has filed a pro se civil rights action under |} 42U S.C. § 1983 seeking a recalculation of his sentence and an earlier release date. Habeas is the || “exclusive remedy” for the prisoner who seeks “‘immediate or speedier release’” from || confinement. Skinner v. Switzer, 562 U.S. 521, 533-34 (2011). Plaintiff must bring his claims in a a || petition for a writ of habeas corpus, not in a civil rights complaint, because seeks a reduction in his || sentence and an earlier release date of June 16, 2023. Accordingly, this case is DISMISSED Z || without prejudice to Plaintiff filing his claims in a petition for writ of habeas corpus. The clerk || shall enter judgment and close the file. IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated: February 3,…

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