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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

DAPHNYE S. LUSTER,

Petitioner,

v.

PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA,

Respondent.

Case No. 19-cv-03509-YGR (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Petitioner, a state prisoner, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which 

she challenges the execution of her sentence. Specifically, she is challenging the Madera County 

Superior Court’s denial of her petition for a writ of habeas corpus upon finding that some evidence 

supported the prison official’s decision finding her guilty of a rules violation.

A petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by a state prisoner in a State that 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). But if a habeas petition is directed to the manner 

in which a sentence is being executed, e.g., if it involves parole or time credit 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).

Petitioner is incarcerated at the California Institution for Women, which lies within the 

venue of the Central District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 84. Because Petitioner challenges the 

execution of her sentence, the Court hereby ORDERS that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b), and in the interests of justice, this petition be TRANSFERRED to the 

Eastern Division of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 

If Plaintiff wishes to further pursue this action, she must complete the in forma pauperis

application required by the Eastern Division of the United States District Court for the Central

District of California and mail it to that district.

All remaining motions are TERMINATED on this Court’s docket as no longer pending in 

this district.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated:

YVONNE GONZALEZ ROGERS

United States District Judge

July 22, 2019

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