Legal Opinion

(PC) Knight v. Spearman

District Court, E.D. California

Decided August 20, 2019No. 2:19-cv-01183Unknown

1Opinion

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CLARENCE VINSON KNIGHT, No. 2:19-cv-01183 TLN GGH P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 MARION E. SPEARMAN, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus 18 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 19 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 20 Upon review of the petition, it appears plaintiff is seeking to set forth civil rights claims 21 pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

instead of a habeas action. For…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. Neitzke v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Ivey v. Board of Regents of University of AlaskaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982

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