Parr
(HC) Dawson v. Parr
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LONNIE DAWSON, Case No. 1:19-cv-00293-JDP Petitioner, ORDER TRANSFERRING THE CASE TO
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST
v. VIRGINIA PARR, ECF No. 1 Respondent. 16 Petitioner Lonnie Dawson, a federal prisoner proceeding without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. ECF No. 1. Petitioner was convicted and sentenced in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Petitioner was formerly incarcerated in this district. On September 16, 2019, petitioner gave notice to this court that he was transferred to the Federal Correctional Institute in Beckley, West Virginia. ECF No. 7. Jurisdiction in a § 2241 petition is proper in the district that has jurisdiction over the petitioner’s custodian. See Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484, 495 (1973); Harrison v. Ollison, 519 F.3d 952, 956 (9th Cir. 2008); Brittingham v.…