Free Order - District Court of California - California

Case 3:07-cv-02181-LAB-RBB

Document 4

Filed 12/06/2007

Page 1 of 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Respondent. On October 24, 2007, Petitioner, a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a vs. J.L. NORWOOD, Petitioner, RAMON DE LEON-TORRES, CASE NO. 04-CR-2898 W 07-CV-2181 W ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE CALENDAR OF THE HON. LARRY A. BURNS [28 U.S.C. § 2255] UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

21 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus, ostensibly under 28 U.S.C. §2241. The Petition 22 was filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 23 On November 6, 2007, the Honorable Virginia A. Phillips issued an order 24 construing the matter as a petition under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 because Petitioner is 25 challenging the legality of his conviction in the Southern District of California, Criminal 26 Case No. 04cr2898, the Hon. Larry A. Burns presiding. (Doc. No. 1, p.4 of 30.) The 27 order, therefore, also transferred the case to this district. 28 -104cr2898 / 07cv1304

Case 3:07-cv-02181-LAB-RBB

Document 4

Filed 12/06/2007

Page 2 of 2

1

A section 2255 petition must be filed in the sentencing court. 28 U.S.C. § 2255;

2 Lorentsen v. Hood, 223 F.3d 950, 953 (9th Cir. 2001) ("Generally, motions to contest 3 the legality of a sentence must be filed under § 2255 in the sentencing court. . . .") 4 Because Petitioner is challenging his sentence in Criminal Case No. 04cr2898-LAB (see 5 Doc. No. 1, p.13 of 30), the case is hereby TRANSFERRED to the Hon. Larry A. 6 Burns. 7 8 9 10 DATED: December 6, 2007 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 -204cr2898 / 07cv1304

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Hon. Thomas J. Whelan United States District Judge