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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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Order of Transfer

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

HAROLD DEXTER RUE,

Petitioner,

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BEN CURRY, Warden, 

Respondent.

 

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No. C 08-2047 RMW (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a petition for a writ of habeas

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his state criminal proceedings

in the Los Angeles Superior Court located in Norwalk, California, which lies within the

venue of the Central District of California. 

Venue for a habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement or the

district of conviction, 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d); however, petitions challenging a conviction

are preferably heard in the district of conviction. See Habeas L.R. 2254-3(a); 

Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968); cf. Dunne v. Henman, 875 F.2d

244, 249 (9th Cir. 1989) (district of confinement best forum to review execution of

sentence).

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*E-FILED - 4/29/08*

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Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for

the Central District of California, the district of petitioner’s conviction at issue in this

petition. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a); Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b)(1). The clerk shall terminate

any pending motions and transfer the entire file to the Central District of California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _______________ 

RONALD M. WHYTE

United States District Judge

4/28/08

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