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MUHAMMAD v. CLOSE

No. 02-9065.

540 U.S. 749 (2004)

MUHAMMAD, AKA MEASE v. CLOSE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 25, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Corinne Beckwith, by appointment of the Court, 539 U.S. 925, argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the brief were James W. Klein, Samia Fam, and Giovanna Shay.

Thomas L. Casey, Solicitor General of Michigan, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs were Michael A. Cox, Attorney General, and Linda M. Olivieri and Kevin Himebaugh*

PER CURIAM.

I

Federal law opens two main avenues to relief on complaints related to imprisonment: a petition for habeas corpus, 28 U. S. C. § 2254, and a complaint under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, Rev. Stat. § 1979, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 1983. Challenges to the validity of any confinement or to particulars affecting its duration are the province of habeas corpus, Preiser v. Rodriguez, 411 U.S. 475

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