Charles E. Taylor v. Bill Armontrout

Charles E. Taylor appeals from the District Court’s 1 order dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus for lack of jurisdiction on the ground that Taylor did not satisfy the “in custody” requirement of 28 U.S.C. § 2254(a). We affirm.

Taylor sought relief from a 1982 state conviction entered upon a guilty plea, on the grounds, inter alia, of ineffective assistance on appeal and in his state postconviction action, and involuntariness of the plea. Taylor conceded that his 1982 five-year sentence had been served, but contended that the collateral consequences of that conviction resulted…