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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

JERRYAL J. CULLER, 

Petitioner,

 vs.

JOHN HAVILAND,

Respondent. /

No. C 10-0494 WHA (PR) 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

(Docket No. 3)

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.

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

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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. In light of this transfer, ruling on the application for leave to proceed in

forma pauperis is deferred to the Eastern District, and the Clerk shall terminate the motion

(docket number 3) from this court’s docket. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 30 , 2010. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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