Spisak v. Olsen
Spisak v. Olsen
Trial Court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 10 11 JOHN SPISAK, Case No. 3:22-cv-00173-LRH-CLB 12 Petitioner, ORDER 13 v. 14 WARDEN OLSEN, et al., 15 Respondents. 16 17 This is a habeas corpus action. Petitioner John Spisak has submitted an application to 18 proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 1, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, ECF No. 1-1, a 19 motion for change of venue, ECF No. 1-3, and an emergency motion for injunctive relief, ECF 20 No. 3. The court finds that Spisak is unable to afford the filing fee, and the court grants the 21 application to proceed in forma pauperis. The court has reviewed the petition under Rules 4 and 22 1(b) of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. Spisak's 23 petition is far too vague, and he will need to file an amended petition that corrects the defect. The 24 court denies the motion for change of venue. Finally, Spisak's motion for injunctive relief asks 25 for relief that is outside the core of habeas corpus, and the court denies it. 26 Spisak has used the form for a habeas corpus petition under
28 U.S.C. § 2241. Spisak is 27 in custody pursuant to a state-court judgment of conviction. To the extent that Spisak is 28 challenging his custody pursuant to that judgment, the procedures and restrictions of 28 U.S.C. 1 § 2254 apply. Spisak does have vague allegations about the Interstate Agreement on Detainers. 2 To the extent that he is challenging the validity of a detainer that another state has placed on him, 3 § 2241 applies. 4 However, all of Spisak's allegations, by themselves, are far too vague. His four grounds 5 for relief are, in full: 6 "14th Amendment. Due Process, treaties! Agreement on interstate detainers. Want injunction on that. See: Exhibit (A) 75 pages of exhibits case law/anno." 7 "14th Amendment; 4th Amendment. Invalid search/arrest. Extradition Act, 8 treaties, Due process. See Exhibit (C) 324 page(s) case law/anno." 9 "14th Amendment; Due Process. Denied Access to Courts, 20+ year(s). See: Exhibit (B) & Affidavit to proceed in forma pauperis. 132 page(s) case law/anno." 10 "Due process. Conditions of Confinement; No Medical Dental, Horrible 11 conditions, slavery peonage 13th Amend stealing monies no due process, No Access to Law Library, Invalid Law Library. See: Exhibit (B) 32 pgs case law 12 annos, Exhibit (D) 200 pgs. case law annos, Exhibit, No Access to Courts See: Affidavit to proceed in forma pauperis." 13 14 ECF No. 1-1 at 4-6. Spisak attached more than 600 pages of exhibits to the petition. The court 15 will not pick through hundreds of pages to construct claims for him. See Rule 2(c)(2), Rules 16 Governing Section 2254 Cases in the United States District Courts. Spisak needs to allege the 17 facts supporting each claim in the body of the claim itself. The court will give him the 18 opportunity to file an amended complaint that corrects this defect. 19 Spisak's motion for change of venue is confusing. He is a prisoner in the Northern 20 Nevada Correctional Center, in Carson City. The correct venue for a habeas corpus petition that 21 challenges his custody is the unofficial Northern Division of the District of Nevada, and he filed 22 his petition here. See LR IA 1-6, 1-8(a). Spisak has not given any reason why this is the 23 incorrect venue, and the court denies his motion. 24 Spisak's emergency motion for an injunction, ECF No. 3, asks for the following relief: 25 "Prison stop stealing my legal work." 26 "Not making me give my property to them before I go home on May 5, 2022. Hence the night before May 4, 2022." 27 "Not to shipped down south to Southern Desert ever again period." 28 1 "Postal Inspectors, Secret Service and IRS Inspectors and FBI investigate." 2 "Replace houses, cars, cash with interest." 3 "Injunction on them going through my mail. I'm not under investigation." 4 "Stop having females doing the dirty work for the Warden." 5 ECF No. 3 at 5. All of these requests are outside of the core of habeas corpus. Even if Spisak 6 was successful in his motion, none of that relief would affect the duration or level of his custody. 7 Consequently, his motion for injunctive relief is not addressable in federal habeas corpus. Nettles 8 v. Grounds,
830 F.3d 922, 930-31(9th Cir. 2016) (en banc). The court denies the motion for 9 injunctive relief. 10 IT THEREFORE IS ORDERED that the application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF 11 No. 1) is GRANTED. Petitioner need not pay the filing fee of five dollars ($5.00). 12 IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that the clerk of the court shall file the petition for a writ of 13 habeas corpus and the motion for change of venue, currently in the docket at ECF No. 1-1 and 1- 14 3, respectively. 15 IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that the motion for change of venue is DENIED. 16 IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that the emergency motion for injunctive relief (ECF No. 3) 17 is DENIED. 18 IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that the clerk of the court send petitioner a petition for a 19 writ of habeas corpus pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2254form with instructions. Petitioner will have 20 30 days from the date that this order is entered in which to file an amended petition to correct the 21 noted deficiencies. Neither the foregoing deadline nor any extension thereof signifies or will 22 signify any implied finding of a basis for tolling during the time period established. Petitioner at 23 all times remains responsible for calculating the running of the federal limitation period under 28
24 U.S.C. § 2244(d)(1) and timely asserting claims. Failure to comply with this order will result in 25 the dismissal of this action. 26 IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that petitioner must clearly title the amended petition as 27 such by placing the word "AMENDED" immediately above "Petition for a Writ of Habeas 28 1 | Corpus Pursuant to
28 U.S.C. § 2254" on page | in the caption, and petitioner must place the case 2 | number, 3:22-cv-00173-LRH-CLB, above the word "AMENDED." 3 IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that the clerk add Aaron Ford, Attorney General for the 4 | State of Nevada, as counsel for respondents. 5 IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that respondents’ counsel must enter a notice of appearance 6 | within 21 days of entry of this order, but no further response will be required from respondents 7 | until further order of the court. 8 IT FURTHER IS ORDERED that the clerk provide copies of this order and all prior 9 | filings to the Attorney General in a manner consistent with the clerk's current practice, such as 10 || regeneration of notices of electronic filing. 11 DATED: May 4, 2022. -
12 L Y R. HICKS 13 United States District Judge 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
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