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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

WARREN A. VANVOORHIS, C42005,

Petitioner,

v.

BOARD OF PAROLE HEARINGS,

Respondent.

Case No. 16-cv-03636-SK (PR) 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Petitioner seeks federal habeas review of the execution of a sentence imposed by San 

Bernardino County Superior Court, which lies within the venue of the Central District of 

California, Eastern Division. See 28 U.S.C. § 84(c)(1). Petitioner is incarcerated at the Substance 

Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran in Kings County, which lies within the venue 

of the Eastern District of California. See id. § 84(b). 

Venue is proper in a habeas action in either the district of conviction or the district of 

confinement, see 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 Kings County lies in the Eastern District of California, the court ORDERS that 

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and Habeas Local Rule 2254-3(b), and in the interest of justice, 

this petition be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 30, 2016

______________________________________

SALLIE KIM

United States Magistrate Judge

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