Hickson
Hickson v. Broomfield
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 CHRISTOPHER A. HICKSON, Case No. 23-cv-03233-RMI
Petitioner,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE
v. TO AMEND
RON BROOMFIELD, Re: Dkt. No. 4 Respondent.
10 Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. He also filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (dkt. 4) BACKGROUND Petitioner challenges a prison disciplinary finding at San Quentin State Prison. (dkt. 1 at 7). The Marin County Superior Court denied a habeas petition seeking relief. (dkt. 1 at 7-8). DISCUSSION Standard of Review This court may entertain a petition for writ of habeas corpus “in behalf of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court only on the ground that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or laws or treaties of the United States.” 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a); Rose v. Hodges, 423 U.S. 19, 21…