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Parties Involved:
Jason A. Dailey
Petitioner
M. Martel
Respondent

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JASON A. DAILEY,

Petitioner,

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M. MARTEL, 

Respondent. 

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No. C 08-3287 RMW (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Petitioner, proceeding pro se, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2254 on July 8, 2008. Petitioner seeks habeas relief from his underlying criminal

conviction and sentence in the Tehama County Superior court, which lies in the Eastern District

of California. 

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

conviction, 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d); however, petitions challenging a conviction or sentence are

preferably heard in the district of conviction. See Habeas L.R. 2254-3(a); Laue v. Nelson, 279 F.

Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968). Here, the Eastern District of California is both the district of

confinement and the district of conviction.

Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the

Eastern District of California, the district of petitioner’s confinement and conviction at issue in

*E-FILED - 8/12/08*

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this petition. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a); Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b)(1). The clerk shall terminate any

pending motions and transfer the entire file to the Eastern District of California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: _______________ RONALD M. WHYTE 

United States District Judge

8/8/08

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