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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 EL DEY BEY, Case No. 23-cv-02826-WHO (PR) : co

V. ORDER OF DISMISSAL

SUPERIOR COURT OF SOLANO COUNTY, et al., Respondents. 9 Petitioner El Dey Bey has filed a habeas petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 in which || he challenges a child custody determination made by the Superior Court of Solano County. || (Pet., Dkt. No. 1 at 7-9.) This habeas action is DISMISSED because “federal habeas has || never been available to challenge parental rights or child custody.” Lehman v. Lycoming S || County Children’s Services Agency, 458 U.S. 502, 511 (1982). Furthermore, this Court is || not the proper forum to challenge a state court decision by the Solano Superior Court. A a 16 || state court challenge should be filed in the appropriate state appellate court. A federal non-

= habeas challenge, if one can be made, should be filed in the Eastern District, wherein the || Solano Superior Court lies and where the events giving…