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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2241 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EDWARD VINCENT RAY,

Petitioner,

v.

P. L. VASQUEZ,

Respondent.

Case No. 19-cv-01700-SI 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Petitioner, who was convicted in Alameda County Superior Court and now is incarcerated 

at the California Correctional Institution in Techachapi, has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus

under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 to challenge the way prison officials are calculating his time credits. The 

petition challenges the execution of his sentence. The prison at which petitioner is incarcerated is 

in Kern County, within the venue of the Eastern District of California. Venue is proper in a habeas 

action 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. 

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

petitioner is confined in the Eastern District of California and challenging the execution of his 

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

this action is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California. The clerk shall transfer this matter forthwith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 29, 2019

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SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

Case 3:19-cv-01700-SI Document 5 Filed 04/29/19 Page 1 of 1