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Parties Involved:
David Shaun Bennett
Petitioner
Ken Clark
Respondent

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

DAVID S. BENNETT,

Petitioner,

 v.

KEN CLARK, Warden,

Respondent. /

No. C 08-02792 SBA (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Petitioner, a state prisoner, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus in which he

challenges the execution of his sentence. He seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). 

A petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by a state prisoner in a State that contains two or

more federal judicial districts may be filed in either the district of confinement or the district of

conviction. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). The district court where the petition is filed, however, may

transfer the petition to the other district in the furtherance of justice. See id. Federal courts in

California traditionally have chosen to hear petitions challenging a conviction or sentence in the

district of conviction. See Dannenberg v. Ingle, 831 F. Supp. 767, 767 (N.D. Cal. 1993); Laue v.

Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968). But if a habeas petition is directed to the manner in

which a sentence is being executed, e.g., if it involves parole or time credit claims, the district of

confinement is the preferable forum. See Habeas L.R. 2254-3(a); Dunne v. Henman, 875 F.2d 244,

249 (9th Cir. 1989).

Petitioner is incarcerated at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, which lies within

the venue of the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 84. Because Petitioner challenges

the execution of his sentence, the Court hereby ORDERS that pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and

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Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b), and in the interests of justice, this petition be TRANSFERRED to the

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Petitioner's motion for leave to

proceed IFP is DENIED as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 10/16/08 

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID S BENNETT,

Plaintiff,

 v.

KEN CLARK et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV08-02792 SBA 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District Court,

Northern District of California.

That on October 17, 2008, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle located

in the Clerk's office.

David Shaun Bennett E39866

Corcoran State Prison

900 Quebec Avenue

P.O. Box 5242

Corcoran, CA 92121-5242

Dated: October 17, 2008

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: LISA R CLARK, Deputy Clerk

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