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Nature of Suit Code: 540
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Mandamus and Other
Cause of Action: 28:2241fd Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (federal)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TRAVIS CHELBERG,

Petitioner,

v.

FBOP DIRECTOR,

Respondent.

Civ. Case No. 3:19-cv-0748-BTM

Crim. Case No. 3:09-cr-0365-BTM

ORDER DENYING AS MOOT 

PETITION FOR WRIT OF 

MANDAMUS AND DENYING

WITHOUT PREJUDICE MOTION 

FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY

[Civ. Case, ECF Nos. 35, 38]

Before the Court is Petitioner Travis Chelberg’s pro se letter dated 

September 27, 2019 (the “Letter”) (Civ. Case, ECF No. 38, at 1-3), Motion for 

Medical Emergency (id. at 4-10), and Petition for Writ of Mandamus (Civ. Case, 

ECF No. 35). In the Letter, Petitioner states that he believes he has not received 

copies of all the Court’s filings in regards to his recent petition under 28 U.S.C. § 

2241, provides a list of all documents he has attempted to file in relation to his

petition, and requests the Court provide him with the status of his petition. (Civ. 

Case, ECF No. 38, at 1-3.) In his Motion for Medical Emergency, Petitioner 

requests that the Court issue an order compelling his present location of 

incarceration to allow Petitioner’s family to provide him with eyeglasses to help 

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with his deteriorating vision. (Id. at 4-10.) In his Petition for Writ of Mandamus, 

Petitioner requests that the Court rule on the merits of his aforementioned § 2241 

petition. (Civ. Case, ECF No. 35.)

As an initial matter, the Court dismissed Petitioner’s § 2241 petition and 

related filings for lack of jurisdiction on October 7, 2019. (Civ. Case, ECF No. 29; 

Crim. Case, ECF No. 259.) Accordingly, Petitioner’s Petition for Writ of Mandamus 

(Civ. Case, ECF No. 35) is DENIED AS MOOT. 

Second, it appears that Petitioner may not have received service copies of 

all of the Court’s recent orders due to the transfer of his location of incarceration 

from Fremont Correctional Facility in Cañon City, Colorado to FCI Coleman Low 

in Sumterville, Florida in late May 2019.

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 (See, e.g., Civ. Case, ECF Nos. 9 

(service mail to Petitioner returned undeliverable) , 32 (same), 33 (same); Crim. 

Case, ECF No. 261 (same).) The Court therefore directs the Clerk to update 

Petitioner’s address of record on the criminal and civil dockets associated with this 

action to reflect his present location of incarceration at FCI Coleman Low. The 

Clerk is further directed to serve copies of such dockets and all Orders issued by 

the Court after May 1, 2019 in such cases (Civ. Case, ECF Nos. 5, 6, 8, 29, 30, 

31; Crim. Case, ECF Nos. 243, 251, 258, 259, 260) upon Petitioner at FCI 

Coleman Low.

Finally, because Petitioner’s Motion for Medical Emergency concerns the 

execution of his sentence, as opposed to its underlying validity, he must proceed 

in the judicial district in which he is currently incarcerated. See Hernandez v. 

Campbell, 204 F.3d 861, 864 (9th Cir. 2000) (“Generally, motions to contest the 

 

1 Petitioner does not assert that he did not receive the Government’s response in 

opposition to his § 2241 petition, and a review of the certificates of service attached 

to the Government’s filings show service upon Petitioner at FCI Coleman Low. 

(See Civ. Case, ECF No. 15, 16.)

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legality of a sentence must be filed under § 2255 in the sentencing court, while 

petitions that challenge the manner, location, or conditions of a sentence's 

execution must be brought pursuant to § 2241 in the custodial court.” (citations 

omitted)). Because Petitioner is presently incarcerated in Sumterville, Florida, this

Court is without jurisdiction to grant him the relief requested. Accordingly, 

Petitioner’s Motion for Medical Emergency (Civ. Case, ECF No. 38, at 4-10) is 

DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of jurisdiction.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 4, 2019

Honor lie Bany Ted Mask 

United States District Judge 

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