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Parties Involved:
Sergio Molina-Montoya
Petitioner
Jeff Wrigley
Respondent

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SERGIO MOLINA-MONTOYA,

Petitioner,

v.

JEFF WRIGLEY,

Respondents.

 

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CV F 06-1069 OWW DLB HC

ORDER DIRECTING RESPONDENT TO

SUBMIT RESPONSE TO PETITION

Petitioner is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. 

Writ of habeas corpus relief extends to a person in custody under the authority of the

United States. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241. While a federal prisoner who wishes to challenge the

validity or constitutionality of his conviction must bring a petition for writ of habeas corpus under

28 U.S.C. § 2255, a petitioner challenging the manner, location, or conditions of that sentence's

execution must bring a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. See, e.g., 

Capaldi v. Pontesso, 135 F.3d 1122, 1123 (6 Cir. 1998); United States v. Tubwell, 37 F.3d 175, th

177 (5th Cir. 1994); Kingsley v. Bureau of Prisons, 937 F.2d 26, 30 n.5 (2 Cir. 1991); United nd

States v. Jalili, 925 F.2d 889, 893-94 (6 Cir. 1991); Barden v. Keohane, 921 F.2d476, 478-79 th

(3 Cir. 1991); United States v. Hutchings, 835 F.2d 185, 186-87 (8 Cir. 1987); Brown v. rd th

United States, 610 F.2d 672, 677 (9 Cir. 1990). A petitioner filing a petition for writ of habeas th

corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 must file the petition in the judicial district of the petitioner's

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The Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases may be applied to petitions for writ of habeas corpus other than 1

those brought under § 2254 at the Court’s discretion. See, Rule 1 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. 

Civil Rule 81(a)(2) provides that the rules are “applicable to proceedings for . . . habeas corpus . . . to the extent

that the practice in such proceedings is not set forth in statutes of the United States and has heretofore conformed

to the practice of civil actions.” Fed. R. Civ. P 81(a)(2). 

In the event Respondent is unable to obtain a photocopy of prisoner appeals and intends to file a 2

computerized printout of the disposition, Respondent must also provide the Court with translation of the internal

codes used in the printout. To the extent the claims concern prison policy and procedure not accessible to the

Court by electronic means (Westlaw/Lexis), Respondent must provide the Court with a photocopy of all prison

policies and/or procedures at issue in the case. This includes any internal prison policies of which a prisoner

complains and is subject to. 

Counsel for the “Institution” means private Counsel representing contracted facilities such as Taft 3

Correctional Institution, (Wackenhut Corrections Corporation), or California City Correctional Center (Corrections

Corporation of America). 

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custodian. Brown, 610 F.2d at 677. 

In this case, Petitioner is challenging the BOP’s refusal to assess his eligibility for release

to a Community Corrections Center under 18 U.S.C. § 3621(b). Petitioner is challenging the

execution of his sentence rather than the imposition of that sentence. Thus, his petition is proper

under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. In addition, because Petitioner is currently incarcerated at the Taft

Correctional Institution, in Taft, California, which is within the Eastern District of California, this

Court has jurisdiction to proceed to the merits of the petition. See U.S. v. Giddings, 740 F.2d

770, 772 (9th Cir.1984). 

ORDER

Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases, the Court 1

HEREBY ORDERS: 

1. Respondent SHALL FILE an ANSWER addressing the merits of the Petition

within FORTY-FIVE (45) days of the date of service of this order. Respondent

shall include with the response any and all transcripts or other documents relevant

to the resolution of the issues presented in the petition, including copies of appeals

taken by a prisoner within the prison and before the Bureau of Prisons. Rule 5 of 2

the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. The Court recognizes that Counsel on

behalf of the Government and/or the Institution may wish to respond on separate 3

issues raised in the Petition. However, the Court will accept only one (1)

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“Answer.” Such Answer SHALL CONTAIN all argument with respect to all of

the issues raised in the Petition, whether formulated by Counsel for the

Government or the Institution. 

2. Respondent SHALL FILE a Notice of Appearance within FIFTEEN (15) days of

the date of service of this Order. The Notice SHALL indicate the name of the

individual(s) who will be representing the Government and/or the Institution. The

Notice is necessary to ensure that the appropriate counsel for Respondent is being

served by the Court. The submission of the Notice of Appearance will terminate

Court service on those listed in paragraph 4.

3. Petitioner’s TRAVERSE, if any, is due on or before TWENTY (20) days from the

date Respondent’s Answer is filed.

4. The Clerk of the Court SHALL serve a copy of this Order along with a copy of

Petitioner’s Petition and all exhibits on the Office of the United States Attorney for

the Eastern District of California, an agent for the appropriate Correctional

Institution if applicable, and the United States Bureau of Prisons. 

All motions shall be submitted on the record and briefs filed without oral argument unless

otherwise ordered by the Court. Local Rule 78-230(h). All provisions of Local Rule 11-110 are

applicable to this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: September 12, 2006 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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