(HC) Kabede v. CA Governors Parole Board Hearing Dept.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
WONDIYRAD KABEDE,
Case No. 21-05366 EJD (PR) Petitioner, ORDER OF TRANSFER v.
CA GOVERNOR’S PAROLE BOARD
14 HEARING DEP’T, et al., 15 Respondents.
17 Petitioner, a California prisoner, filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, challenging the denial of parole on January 9, 2020. Dkt. No. 15 at 4, 25. On November 9, 2021, the Court dismissed the petition with leave to amend, specifically with regards to the exhaustion of state judicial remedies. Dkt. No. 14. Petitioner filed an amended petition. Dkt. No. 15. 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, 31 F.Supp. 767, 768 (N.D. Cal.…