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Parties Involved:
John Marshall
Respondent
Cornell Wilder
Petitioner

Document Text:

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

CORNELL WILDER,

Petitioner,

 vs.

JOHN MARSHALL,

Respondent. /

No. C 08-1129 WHA (PR) 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

This is a habeas case brought pro se by a state prisoner to challenge denial of parole. 

Petitioner was convicted in Alameda County, which is in this district, and he is incarcerated at

the California Men’s Colony, San Luis Obispo, which is in the Central 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). 

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 Central

District of California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 3 , 2008. 

WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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