Opinion ID: 510947
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Heading: Time Credits for Vacated State Conviction

Text: 9 Davis filed a petition under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2255 to have the time served under his vacated state sentence credited to his federal sentence. The district court correctly held that it was without jurisdiction to hear this claim. A petition under section 2255 can test only the propriety of the sentence imposed, not the manner of execution. United States v. Giddings, 740 F.2d 770, 772 (9th Cir.1984). A claim for time credits challenges the execution of the sentence. Id. A prisoner may seek review of the execution of a sentence under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 2241; however, a Sec. 2241 petition must be heard in the district with jurisdiction over the prisoner. Id. For Davis, this was the Central District of California, where he was incarcerated at the time of the petition.