Bricker v. Pennsylvania

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Bricker v. Pennsylvania, 229 F. App'x 136 (3d Cir. 2007)
Per Curiam

Bricker v. Pennsylvania

Opinion

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

Ronald L. Bricker appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, dismissing his complaint without prejudice, and from an order denying his motion for reconsideration. For the reasons that follow, we will dismiss the appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e).

Bricker’s complaint in the District Court was purportedly filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. However, the allegations of his complaint concerned the manner in which he was convicted, and his continued confinement. The District Court correctly concluded that to the extent Appellant was challenging the fact or duration of his conviction or sentence, his remedy is in the form of habeas, not 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Learner v. Fauver, 288 F.3d 532, 542 (3d Cir. 2002) (“whenever the challenge ultimately attacks the ‘core of habeas’—the validity of the continued conviction or the fact or length of the sentence—a challenge, however denominated and regardless of the relief sought, must be brought by way of habeas corpus petition”).

Because Bricker’s appeal is legally frivolous, we must dismiss it pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). 1

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. We further find no error in the District Court’s decision to deny Bricker’s motion for *137 reconsideration.

Reference

Full Case Name
Ronald L. BRICKER, Appellant v. Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA; Joseph H. Kleinfelter; Justin J. McShane; Mark F. Bayley; Jen Bevan; R. Mark Thomas; Diane Morgan
Status
Unpublished