(HC) Sosa v. Corcoran State Prison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ALFRED R. SOSA, Case No. 21-04329 EJD (PR) Petitioner,
ORDER OF TRANSER
v.
CORCORAN STATE PRISON,
Respondent.
17 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging a disciplinary proceeding that occurred while he was housed at California State Prison (CSP) – Sacramento, and resulted the loss of credits. Dkt. No. 5-1 at 35, 40. Venue for a habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement or the district of conviction, 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). Federal courts in California traditionally have chosen to hear petitions challenging a conviction or sentence in the district of conviction or sentencing. See Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b)(1); Dannenberg v. Ingle, 831 F. Supp. 767, 768 (N.D. Cal. 1993); Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968). But if the petition challenges the manner in which a sentence is being executed, e.g., if it…