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Parties Involved:
Willie Bernard Thomas
Petitioner
Michael Veal
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIE BERNARD THOMAS, 

Petitioner,

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MICHAEL VEAL, Warden, 

Respondent. 

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No. C 06-5938 TEH (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

On September 26, 2006, Petitioner, a state prisoner incarcerated at California

Medical Facility in Vacaville, California, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas

corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging the California Board of Prison Terms'

("BPT") decision to deny him parole. 

California Medical Facility is located within Solano County, which lies within

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, id. § 2241(d). However,

the district of confinement is the preferable forum to review the execution of a sentence,

including parole. See Habeas L.R. 2254-3(a); Dunne v. Henman, 875 F.2d 244, 249

(9th Cir. 1989); cf. Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968) (district of

conviction preferable forum to review conviction). 

Because the County of Solano 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

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interest of justice, this petition be transferred to the United States District Court for the

Eastern District of California. The Clerk shall transfer this matter forthwith.

SO ORDERED.

DATED: 04/10/07 

THELTON E. HENDERSON

United States District Judge

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