The following excerpt is from Rials v. Lozano, No. 2:19-cv-2152 TLN CKD P (E.D. Cal. 2020):
Any challenge to prisoner disciplinary proceedings which resulted in the revocation of good conduct sentence credit must be brought in a petition for writ of habeas corpus and not a 42 U.S.C. 1983 action unless the revoked sentence credit has been restored. See Edwards v. Balisok, 520 U.S. 641, 646-47 (1996). Similarly, if plaintiff believes he has a claim for miscalculation of sentence credit, or intentional improper denial of credit, such claim must also be brought in a petition for writ of habeas corpus. In sum, plaintiff cannot bring claims in this action seeking restoration of sentence credit, or claims which imply the invalidity of a revocation of credit.
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