Castillo
Castillo v. Arias
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUAN ALBERTO CASTILLO, Case No.: 24-CV-303 JLS (AHG)
Petitioner,
ORDER CONSTRUING PETITION
v. AS FILED PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 2254 AND DENYING MOTION TO ROBERTO ARIAS, Warden, et al.,
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
Respondents. (ECF Nos. 1, 2)
Petitioner Juan Alberto Castillo, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se and serving a sentence arising from a San Diego County Superior Court conviction, has filed a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus (“Pet.,” ECF No. 1) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. Petitioner has also filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“Mot.,” ECF No. 2). Petitioner challenges a disciplinary proceeding that he contends has lengthened his sentence. See generally Pet. Although Petitioner filed this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241, he is a state prisoner attacking the validity of a state court judgment. Petitioner may thus not proceed under § 2241. Instead,…