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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN M. CASTRO CASTAÑEDA,

Petitioner,

v.

DEBBIE ASUNCION, Warden,1

Respondent.

Case No. 18-cv-05586-DMR (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

On September 10, 2018, Petitioner, a state prisoner currently incarcerated at California 

State Prison-Los Angeles County, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Dkt. 1. 

On September 12, 2018, the Clerk of the Court sent a notice directing Petitioner to either 

pay the filing fee or file a completed prisoner’s in forma pauperis (“IFP”) application form. Dkt. 

2. On that same date, the Clerk also sent a notice directing Petitioner to sign his petition. Dkt. 3. 

Finally, the Clerk sent a third notice directing Petitioner to complete and return to the court a 

Notice of Assignment of Prisoner Case to a Magistrate Judge. Dkt. 4.

On September 24, 2018, the three aforementioned notices were returned as undeliverable 

with the notation “NSN [no such number].” Dkt. 5. 

On September 26, 2018, the Clerk re-sent the aforementioned notices to another address, 

which was taken from the envelope Petitioner had used to mail his petition.2 To date, Petitioner 

has not responded to the notices. In addition, the notices have not been returned as undeliverable. 

 

1 Debbie Asuncion is the current warden of the prison where Petitioner is incarcerated, has 

been substituted as Respondent pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

2 The court notes that Petitioner’s address on the petition form is different from the address 

written on the envelope. Compare Dkt. 1 (P.O. Box 467, Lancaster, CA 93539) with Dkt. 1-1 

(P.O. Box 8457, Lancaster, CA 93539). The court has confirmed that the latter is the correct 

mailing address for California State Prison-Los Angeles County.

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

A petition for a writ of habeas corpus made by a person in custody under the judgment and 

sentence of a state court of a State which contains two or more federal judicial districts may be 

filed in either the district of confinement or the district of conviction. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). 

The district court where the petition is filed, however, may transfer the petition to the other district 

in the furtherance of justice. See id. Federal courts in California traditionally have chosen to hear 

petitions challenging a conviction or sentence in the district of conviction. See Dannenberg v. 

Ingle, 831 F. Supp. 767, 767 (N.D. Cal. 1993); Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 

1968). If the petition is directed to the manner in which a sentence is being executed, e.g., if it 

involves parole or time credits claims, the district of confinement is the preferable forum. See 

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

Here, Petitioner challenges a conviction and sentence incurred in the San Diego County 

Superior Court, which is within the venue of the Southern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. 

§ 84. Because Petitioner is challenging his conviction, venue for the instant habeas action is 

proper in the district of conviction. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) and Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b), and in the interest of justice, 

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

California.3 The Clerk shall transfer the case forthwith.

If Petitioner wishes to further pursue this action, he must sign his petition and complete the 

IFP application form required by the United States District Court for the Southern District of 

California. He must then mail the signed petition as well as his completed IFP application form to 

that district.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 5, 2018

DONNA M. RYU

United States Magistrate Judge

 

3 Venue transfer is a non-dispositive matter and, thus, it falls within the scope of the 

jurisdiction of the undersigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(B)(1)(A).

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN M. CASTRO CASTANEDA,

Plaintiff,

v.

WARDEN,

Defendant.

Case No. 4:18-cv-05586-DMR 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. 

District Court, Northern District of California.

That on October 5, 2018, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by 

placing said copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by 

depositing said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery 

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Juan M. Castro Castaneda ID: CDC: P 76819

California State Prison

P.O. Box 8457

Lancaster, CA 93539 

Dated: October 5, 2018

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

Ivy Lerma Garcia, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable DONNA M. RYU

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