Maurice Griffin v. Jeff Macomber

— 1 — — 2 — — 3 — 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA — 6 — 7 MAURICE GRIFFIN, Case No. 25-cv-08498-HSG 8 Petitioner, ORDER OF TRANSFER 9 Vv. 10 JEFF MACOMBER, 11 Respondent. — 12 — 13 Petitioner, a parolee currently living in Walnut Creek, California, has filed this pro se 14 || action seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 2241, challenging his 2019 3 15 sentence. See generally ECF No. 1. Petitioner was convicted and sentenced in San Diego County, a 16 || which is in the Southern District of California. /d. Petitioner currently resides in the Northern 3 17 || District of California. Jd. Venue for a habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement 18 || or the district of conviction. 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (d). However, a petition challenging the sentence 19 || imposed is preferably heard in the district of conviction and sentencing. See N.D. Cal. Habeas 20 L.R. 2254-3(b); see also Dannenberg v. Ingle, 831 F. Supp. 767, 767-68 (N.D. Cal. 1993). 21 Petitioner was convicted and sentenced in the Southern District of California. See 28 U.S.C.§ 22 || 84(b). Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the 23 Southern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406 (a). The Clerk is directed to close this case. 24 IT IS SO ORDERED. 25 || Dated: 10/14/2025 26 Abaiprerel § HAYWOOD S. GILLIAM, JR. 27 United States District Judge — 28 —