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Lampkin v. Dretke

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division
Oct 12, 2005
Civil Action No. 3:05-cv-1629-R (N.D. Tex. Oct. 12, 2005)

Opinion

Civil Action No. 3:05-cv-1629-R.

October 12, 2005


ORDER


On August 25, 2005, United States Magistrate Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez, filed Findings, Conclusions and a Recommendation in this case dismissing Petitioner's claims for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 as moot since he is no longer in custody. Petitioner filed Objections to the Magistrate Judge's Findings, Conclusions and Recommendation on September 6, 2005. After reviewing Judge Ramirez's Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b) in light of Petitioner's Objections, the Court concludes that Judge Ramirez's decision with respect to his claim for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 are correct and are hereby ADOPTED as the findings of this Court.

The Court notes that Petitioner may have attempted to raise civil rights claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for wrongful confinement and denial of procedural due process in his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. See Petition, at 7; Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition, at 1-5; Document entitled "Motion" (filed with Petition), at 1. Those claims were not addressed in the Magistrate Judge's Findings, Conclusions and a Recommendation. To the extent Petitioner has raised those civil rights claims in his petition, those claims are improperly filed in a petition for relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 and will be dismissed without prejudice in a separate order of this Court.

It is so ORDERED.


Summaries of

Lampkin v. Dretke

United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division
Oct 12, 2005
Civil Action No. 3:05-cv-1629-R (N.D. Tex. Oct. 12, 2005)
Case details for

Lampkin v. Dretke

Case Details

Full title:ESAU LAMPKIN Petitioner, v. DOUGLAS DRETKE, Director Texas Department of…

Court:United States District Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division

Date published: Oct 12, 2005

Citations

Civil Action No. 3:05-cv-1629-R (N.D. Tex. Oct. 12, 2005)