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Parties Involved:
Board of Prison Terms
Respondent
Darvin Heath
Petitioner

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United States District Court

Eastern District of California

Darvin Heath, No. Civ. S-05-1259 LKK PAN P

Petitioner, Order

vs.

Board of Prison Terms,

Respondent.

-oOoPetitioner, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel, has

filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 2254 and a request to proceed in forma pauperis. He

challenges policies at his place of incarceration prohibiting him

from accruing good time credits. The Board of Prison Terms is

not the correct respondent. Rule 2, Rules Governing Section 2254

Cases in the United States District Courts.

Petitioner was convicted in the Contra Costa County Superior

Court. The Contra Costa County Superior Court is in the United

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States District Court for the Northern District of California. 

Petitioner is incarcerated in the Northern District as well. 

Jurisdiction for this action lies in the Northern District. See

Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973).

Accordingly, the court hereby orders that:

1. This court declines to rule on petitioner’s application

to proceed in forma pauperis.

2. This action is transferred to the United States District

Court for the Northern District of California.

Dated: June 28, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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