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Parties Involved:
Erick L. Amie
Petitioner
Richard Kirkland
Respondent

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ERICK L. AMIE,

Petitioner,

v.

RICHARD KIRKLAND, warden,

Respondent. /

No. C 07-2403 SI (pr)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Petitioner has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus to challenge a prison disciplinary

decision that resulted in the loss of time credits. Petitioner is currently incarcerated at Kern

Valley State Prison, although the prison disciplinary decision apparently occurred in 2002 while

he was at Salinas Valley State Prison. Kern Valley State Prison is in Kern County and within

the venue of the Eastern District of California. Venue is proper in a habeas action in either the

district of confinement or the district of conviction, 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d); however, the district

of confinement is the preferable forum to review the execution of a sentence, such as a loss of

time credits claim. See Habeas L.R. 2254-3(a); Dunne v. Henman, 875 F.2d 244, 249 (9th Cir.

1989). Because petitioner is now confined in the Eastern District of California and challenging

the execution of his sentence, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b), and

in the interests of justice, this action is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for

the Eastern District of California. The clerk shall transfer this matter forthwith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: June 29, 2007 

 SUSAN ILLSTON

United States District Judge

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