# Stafford v. Matteson

> District Court, N.D. California · August 11, 2020

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/10064758

## Case

- **Court:** District Court, N.D. California
- **Decided:** August 11, 2020
- **Opinion:** 100trialcourt
- **Cited by:** 0 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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11 BRIAN KEITH STAFFORD, Case No. 20-cv-4115-SVK
12 Petitioner,
ORDER OF TRANSFER
v.

14 G. MATTESON,
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Petitioner, a state prisoner at California State Prison — Solano, has filed a petition for a writ
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of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges a decision by the Board of Parole
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Hearings. Where a habeas petition challenges the manner in which a sentence is being executed,
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e.g., if it involves parole claims, the district of confinement is the preferable forum. See Habeas
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L.R. 2254-3(b)(2); see also Dunne v. Henman, 875 F.2d 244, 249 (9th Cir. 1989).
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Because Solano County lies within the Eastern District of California, venue is proper in
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that District. See 28 U.S.C. § 84(d). Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United
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States District Court for the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). The Clerk
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shall terminate all pending motions and transfer the entire file to the Eastern District of California.
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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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SUSAN VAN KEULEN
28 United States Magistrate Judge

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