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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN HEDEMARK,

Petitioner,

 vs.

SWARTHOUT, Warden,

Respondent. /

No. C 10-1477 WHA (PR) 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

 

This is a habeas case brought pro se by a state prisoner to challenge denial of parole. 

Petitioner was convicted in Contra Costa County Superior Court, which is in this district, and he

is incarcerated at California State Prison, Solano, in Vacaville, California, which is in the

Eastern District of California

Because petitioner’s claim is about the denial of parole, it is a challenge to the execution

of his sentence, rather than the validity of it. Venue for habeas cases involving state prisoners is

proper in either the district of confinement or the district of conviction, 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d);

however, the district of confinement is the preferable forum to review the execution of a

sentence. Habeas L.R. 2254-3(a); Dunne v. Henman, 875 F.2d 244, 249 (9th Cir. 1989). 

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b), and in the interests of

justice, this petition is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern

District of California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 29 , 2010. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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