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Parties Involved:
Raymond Andrews
Respondent
Charles Lowell Kentz
Petitioner

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHARLES LOWELL KENTZ,

Petitioner,

v.

RAYMOND ANDREWS,

Respondent.

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CV F 04-6316 REC WMW HC

ORDER REQUIRING RESPONDENT TO FILE

RESPONSIVE PLEADING

ORDER SETTING BRIEFING SCHEDULE

ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

SERVE DOCUMENTS 

Petitioner is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. 

Writ of habeas corpus relief extends to a person in custody under the authority of the United

States. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241. While a federal prisoner who wishes to challenge the validity or

constitutionality of his conviction must bring a petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C.

§ 2255, a petitioner challenging the manner, location, or conditions of that sentence's execution must

bring a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241. See, e.g., Capaldi v. Pontesso,

135 F.3d 1122, 1123 (6th Cir. 1998); United States v. Tubwell, 37 F.3d 175, 177 (5th Cir. 1994);

Kingsley v. Bureau of Prisons, 937 F.2d 26, 30 n.5 (2nd Cir. 1991); United States v. Jalili, 925 F.2d

889, 893-94 (6th Cir. 1991); Barden v. Keohane, 921 F.2d476, 478-79 (3rd Cir. 1991); United States

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1The Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases may be applied to petitions for writ of habeas corpus other than those

brought under § 2254 at the Court’s discretion. See, Rule 1 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. Civil Rule 81(a)(2)

provides that the rules are “applicable to proceedings for . . . habeas corpus . . . to the extent that the practice in such

proceedings is not set forth in statutes of the United States and has heretofore conformed to the practice of civil actions.”

Fed. R. Civ. P 81(a)(2). 

2

In the event Respondent is unable to obtain a photocopy of prisoner appeals and intends to file a computerized

printout of the disposition, Respondent must also provide the Court with translation of the internal codes used in the printout.

To the extent the claims concern prison policy and procedure not accessible to the Court by electronic means

(Westlaw/Lexis), Respondent must provide the Court with a photocopy of all prison policies and/or procedures at issue in

the case. This includes any internal prison policies of which a prisoner complains and is subject to. 

3Counsel for the “Institution” means private Counsel representing contracted facilities such as Taft Correctional

Institution, (Wackenhut Corrections Corporation), or California City Correctional Center (Corrections Corporation of

America). 

v. Hutchings, 835 F.2d 185, 186-87 (8th Cir. 1987); Brown v. United States, 610 F.2d 672, 677 (9th

Cir. 1990). A petitioner filing a Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 must

file the petition in the judicial district of the petitioner's custodian. Brown, 610 F.2d at 677. 

The Petitioner in this case is confined at Taft Correctional Institution, which is located within

the jurisdiction of this Court. See U.S. v. Giddings, 740 F.2d 770, 772 (9th Cir.1984). Thus, his

petition is proper under § 2241. 

Accordingly, pursuant to Rule 4 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases,1 the Court

HEREBY ORDERS: 

1.Respondent SHALL FILE an ANSWER addressing the merits of the Petition within

SIXTY (60) days of the date of service of this order. Respondent shall include with the response any

and all transcripts or other documents relevant to the resolution of the issues presented in the

petition, including copies of appeals taken by a prisoner within the prison and before the Bureau of

Prisons.2 Rule 5 of the Rules Governing Section 2254 Cases. The Court recognizes that Counsel on

behalf of the Government and/or the Institution3 may wish to respond on separate issues raised in the

Petition. However, the Court will accept only one (1) “Answer.” Such Answer SHALL CONTAIN

all argument with respect to all of the issues raised in the Petition, whether formulated by Counsel

for the Government or the Institution. 

2. Respondent SHALL FILE a Notice of Appearance within TWENTY (20) days of the

date of service of this Order. The Notice SHALL indicate the name of the

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individual(s) who will be representing the Government and/or the Institution. The

Notice is necessary to ensure that the appropriate counsel for Respondent is being

served by the Court. The submission of the Notice of Appearance will terminate

Court service on those listed in paragraph 4.

3. Petitioner’s TRAVERSE, if any, is due on or before THIRTY (30) days from the

date Respondent’s Answer is filed.

4. The Clerk of the Court SHALL serve a copy of this Order along with a copy of

Petitioner’s Petition and all exhibits, on the Office of the United States Attorney for

the Eastern District of California, an agent for the appropriate Correctional Institution

if applicable, and the United States Bureau of Prisons. 

All motions shall be submitted on the record and briefs filed without oral argument unless

otherwise ordered by the Court. Local Rule 78-230(h). All provisions of Local Rule 11-110 are

applicable to this order. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 24, 2005 /s/ William M. Wunderlich 

bl0dc4 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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