Wilkins v. Gastelo

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 6/8/2017 TRANSFERRING this matter to the USDC for the Central District of California. CASE CLOSED. (Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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TIMOTHY D. WILKINS,

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No. 2:17-cv-1134 AC P

Petitioner,
v.

ORDER

JOSIE GASTELO,

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Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas

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corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges a prison disciplinary conviction,

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which is a challenge to the execution of his sentence. As a general rule, “[t]he proper forum to

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challenge the execution of a sentence is the district where the prisoner is confined.” Dunne v.

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Henman, 875 F.2d 244, 249 (9th Cir. 1989). Petitioner is incarcerated at California Men’s

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Colony, East in San Luis Obispo County, which lies in the Central District of California. See 28

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U.S.C. § 84(a).

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Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is

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transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

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DATED: June 8, 2017

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