(HC) Gallegos v. Warden, FCI Oakdale II
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Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAFAEL VALENCIA GALLEGOS, No. 1:24-cv-00105-SKO (HC) Petitioner, v. ORDER OF TRANSFER WARDEN, FCI OAKDALE II, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas corpus. pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, be brought only in "(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same state, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of the property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) a judicial district in which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the action may otherwise be brought." 28 U.S.C. § 1391 (b). In this case, Petitioner is challenging the Bureau of Prisons’ failure to properly apply time credits to…