Blackshear v. Hatfield
Blackshear v. Hatfield
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
Ruben Blackshear, proceeding pro se, appeals a district court judgment dismissing his civil rights complaint filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. RApp. P. 34(a).
Seeking monetary and equitable relief, Blackshear sued the Lebanon Correctional Institution Records Officer Administrator (Martin), the Richland Correctional Institution (RCI) Records Officer Administrator (Eppinger), and an RCI Unit Manager (Roubanes), in their individual capacities. Blackshear essentially claimed that the defendants violated his Sixth and Fourteenth
Upon review, we conclude that the district court properly dismissed Blackshear’s complaint. McGore v. Wrigglesworth, 114 F.3d 601, 604 (6th Cir. 1997). A review of Blackshear’s complaint clearly reflects that, although he has not asked to be released from confinement, he is seeking a speedier release because he sought to have the defendants correct an alleged improper calculation of his earned good time credits, which in turn would impact the duration of his sentence. Habeas corpus is the exclusive remedy for a state prisoner who challenges the fact or duration of his confinement and seeks immediate or speedier release, even though such a claim may come within the literal terms of § 1983. Preiser, 411 U.S. at 488-90, 93 S.Ct. 1827. Moreover, while Preiser does not bar all § 1983 challenges to parole procedures, Spencer v. Kemna, 523 U.S. I, 17-18 (1998), Blackshear does not challenge Ohio’s parole procedures. Hence, he is barred from pursuing this claim under § 1983.
Accordingly, we affirm the district court’s judgment. Rule 34(j)(2)(C), Rules of the Sixth Circuit.
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- Ruben BLACKSHEAR v. Nell HATFIELD
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