Is habeas corpus a remedy under the Civil Rights Act?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sigur v. Cal. Dep't of Corr., 1:18-cv-00161-BAM (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2018):
remedy under the Civil Rights Act"); Young v. Kenny, 907 F.2d 874, 875 (9th Cir. 1989) ("Where a state prisoner challenges the fact or duration of his confinement, his sole federal remedy is a writ of habeas corpus.").
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