Tedder v. Butler
Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
California state prisoner Cecil Roy Ted-der appeals pro se from the district court’s judgment dismissing his 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 civil rights complaint. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § § 1291 and 2253, and we affirm.
The record belies Tedder’s contention that the district court dismissed his case based on an erroneous finding that he failed to timely object to the findings and recommendations of the magistrate judge. The district court sua sponte dismissed the case at screening for failure to plainly state a claim upon which relief could be granted.
The district court properly dismissed Tedder’s habeas petition for failure to plainly state a claim that would entitle him to relief. The Board’s decision to recalculate parole eligibility in light of the new conviction was not contrary to, nor an unreasonable application of, clearly established federal law. See 28 U.S.C. § 2254(d). Tedder’s section 1983 claim is therefore barred, because success “would necessarily demonstrate the invalidity of confinement or its duration.” Wilkinson v. Dotson, 544 U.S. 74, 81-82, 125 S.Ct. 1242, 161 L.Ed.2d 253 (2005); Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477, 486-87, 114 S.Ct. 2364, 129 L.Ed.2d 383 (1994) (holding that a prisoner cannot use section 1983 to obtain damages where success would necessarily imply the unlawfulness of a not previously invalidated conviction or sentence).
AFFIRMED.
This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Cecil Roy TEDDER v. D.K. BUTLER
- Status
- Published