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Parties Involved:
Juan M. Castro C.
Petitioner
Unknown
Respondent

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN M. CASTRO C.,

Petitioner,

v.

DEBBIE ASUNCION, Warden,1

Respondent.

Case No. 19-cv-01616-DMR (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

On March 29, 2019, Petitioner, a state prisoner currently incarcerated at California State 

Prison-Los Angeles County, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus.2 Dkt. 1. Plaintiff 

has also filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) application form. Dkt. 4. 

A petition for a writ of habeas corpus made by a person in custody under the judgment and 

sentence of a state court of a State which 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. 

 

1 Debbie Asuncion, the current warden of the prison where Petitioner is incarcerated, has 

been substituted as Respondent pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

2

It appears that Petitioner filed a previous habeas action under the name, “Juan Manuel 

Castro Castaneda.” Dkt. 1 in Case No. 18-5586 DMR (PR). The court notes that the petitioners in 

both cases have the same prison number, “P76819.” Compare Dkt. 1 at 1 with Dkt. 1 at 1 in Case 

No. 18-5586 DMR (PR). In an Order dated October 5, 2018 in the previous habeas action, the 

court transferred that petition to the United States District Court for the Southern District of 

California. See Dkt. 6 in Case No. 18-5586 DMR (PR). As explained below, the court will do the 

same with the instant action.

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Ingle, 831 F. Supp. 767, 767 (N.D. Cal. 1993); Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 

1968). If the petition is directed to the manner in which a sentence is being executed, e.g., if it 

involves parole or time credits 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).

Here, Petitioner challenges a conviction and sentence incurred in the San Diego County 

Superior Court, which is within the venue of the Southern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. 

§ 84. Because Petitioner is challenging his conviction, venue for the instant habeas action is 

proper in the district of conviction. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) and Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b), and in the interest of justice, 

this action is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Southern District of 

California.3 The Clerk shall transfer the case forthwith.

All pending motions are TERMINATED as no longer pending in this district.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 19, 2019 

DONNA M. RYU

United States Magistrate Judge

 

3 Venue transfer is a non-dispositive matter and, thus, it falls within the scope of the 

jurisdiction of the undersigned Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(B)(1)(A).

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUAN M. CASTRO C.,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNKNOWN,

Defendant.

Case No. 4:19-cv-01616-DMR 

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 April 19, 2019, 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.

Juan M. Castro C. ID: P-76819

CSP

P.O. Box 8457

Lancaster, CA 93539 

Dated: April 19, 2019

Susan Y. Soong

Clerk, United States District Court

By:________________________

Ivy Lerma Garcia, Deputy Clerk to the 

Honorable DONNA M. RYU

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