denial of parole is “a decision ‘regarding the execution’ of” a prison sentence
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- denial of parole is “a decision ‘regarding the execution’ of” a prison sentence
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8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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11 DENELL CAVER, No. 2:25-cv-2019 CSK P
12 Petitioner,
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14 LEANNA LUNDY,
15 Respondent.
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17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed an application for a writ of habeas
18 corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not paid the filing fee or submitted a request
19 to proceed in forma pauperis.
20 Petitioner challenges the April 2024 decision of the California Board of Parole Hearings
21 to deny him parole. Consequently, the instant petition is one for review of the execution of a
22 sentence imposed by a California state court. See Rosas v. Nielsen, 428 F.3d 1229, 1232 (9th Cir.
23 2005) (denial of parole is “a decision ‘regarding the execution’ of” a prison sentence). As a
24 general rule, “[t]he proper forum to challenge the execution of a sentence is the district where the
25 prisoner is confined.” Dunne v. Henman, 875 F.2d 244, 249 (9th Cir. 1989). Petitioner is
26 incarcerated at California State Prison, Los Angeles County, which is located in the Central
27 District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 84(a).
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1 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), courts in both the district of conviction and the district of
2 || confinement have concurrent jurisdiction over applications for habeas corpus filed by state
3 || prisoners. Here, petitioner was convicted in, and is currently incarcerated in, Los Angeles
4 | County. Thus, the court in the Central District of California has jurisdiction petitioner’s
5 || application for habeas corpus. In the interest of justice, this court may transfer this action “to any
6 || other district where it might have been brought.” 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). Accordingly, in the
7 || interest of justice, this action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central
8 | District of California.
9 In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to
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11 | U.S.C. § 1406(a).
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CHI SOO KIM
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