F I L E D
United States Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
May 27, 2005
TENTH CIRCUIT
PATRICK FISHER
Clerk
RODNEY HILL,
Petitioner-Appellant,
v. No. 05-3043
E.J. GALLEGOS, Warden, (D.C. No. 04-CV-3074-RDR)
(D. Kan.)
Respondent-Appellee.
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
Before BRISCOE, LUCERO, and MURPHY , Circuit Judges.
After examining the briefs and appellate record, this panel has determined
unanimously that oral argument would not materially assist the determination of
this appeal. See Fed. R. App. P. 34(a)(2); 10th Cir. R. 34.1(G). The case is
therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
Rodney Hill, a federal prisoner appearing pro se, appeals the district court’s
dismissal of his 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition without prejudice. We exercise
This order and judgment is not binding precedent, except under the
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doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, and collateral estoppel. The court
generally disfavors the citation of orders and judgments; nevertheless, an order
and judgment may be cited under the terms and conditions of 10th Cir. R. 36.3.
jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm.
In his petition, Hill asserted he was improperly removed from his UNICOR
prison work position and that officials failed to follow policies and procedures for
terminating prisoners from UNICOR jobs. The district court noted that Hill’s
allegations did not impact the legality or duration of confinement and were not
appropriate for habeas review, and determined it would construe the matter as a
Bivens complaint. Hill objected. As a result, the court dismissed the habeas
petition without prejudice, noting Hill could properly file a Bivens complaint.
The district court properly dismissed Hill’s § 2241 habeas petition without
prejudice. A habeas proceeding attacks the fact or duration of a prisoner’s
confinement and seeks the remedy of immediate release or a shortened period of
confinement. See McIntosh v. U.S. Parole Com’n, 115 F.3d 809, 811 (10th Cir.
1997). Where a § 2241 petition is brought “challenging prison disciplinary
proceedings, such as the deprivation of good-time credits, [it] is not challenging
prison conditions.” Id. at 812. Rather, “it is challenging an action affecting the
fact or duration of the petitioner’s custody.” Id.
AFFIRMED.
Entered for the Court
Mary Beck Briscoe
Circuit Judge
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