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Parties Involved:
On Habeas Corpus
Respondent
Terrance Terwilligar
Petitioner

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TERRANCE TERWILLIGAR,

Petitioner, 

vs.

ON HABEAS CORPUS,

Respondent.

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1:10-cv-00383-YNP [DLB] (HC)

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR

THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF

CALIFORNIA

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2254. 

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

conviction. 28 U.S.C. A. § 2241 (d). However, it is preferable for petitions challenging a conviction

or sentence to be heard in the district of conviction while petitions challenging the manner in which the 

sentence is being executed be heard in the district of confinement. Dunne v. Henman, 875 F.2d 244, 249

(9th Cir. 1989). 

In this case, the petitioner is challenging a conviction from Sonoma County, which is in the

Northern District of California; therefore, the petition should have been filed in the United States

District Court for the Northern District of California. In the interest of justice, a federal court may

transfer a case filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); Starnes v.

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McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United States

District Court for the Northern District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 12, 2010 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

0ce24h UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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