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Sandstrom v. Warden

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Nov 3, 2021
21-cv-08452-JCS (PR) (E.D. Cal. Nov. 3, 2021)

Opinion

21-cv-08452-JCS (PR)

11-03-2021

STEVEN MICHAEL SANDSTROM, Petitioner, v. WARDEN, Respondent.


ORDER OF TRANSFER

JOSEPH C. SPERO, Chief Magistrate Judge

Petitioner, a federal prisoner who was convicted in Missouri and is housed at USP Atwater in the Eastern District of California, seeks habeas relief from his federal convictions. As a general rule, federal prisoners must pursue such relief by way of a 28 U.S.C. § 2255 petition filed in the district of conviction. Here, however, petitioner seeks relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 on grounds that § 2255 is an inadequate means to test the legality of his convictions. (Pet., Dkt. No. 1 at 10.)

“[F]or core habeas petitions challenging present physical confinement [under § 2241], jurisdiction lies in only one district: the district of confinement.” Rumsfeld v. Padilla, 542 U.S. 426, 442-43 (2004). Accordingly, this action is TRANSFERRED to the Eastern District of California as that is the district of confinement. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1404(a), 2241(b). The Clerk shall transfer this action forthwith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.


Summaries of

Sandstrom v. Warden

United States District Court, Eastern District of California
Nov 3, 2021
21-cv-08452-JCS (PR) (E.D. Cal. Nov. 3, 2021)
Case details for

Sandstrom v. Warden

Case Details

Full title:STEVEN MICHAEL SANDSTROM, Petitioner, v. WARDEN, Respondent.

Court:United States District Court, Eastern District of California

Date published: Nov 3, 2021

Citations

21-cv-08452-JCS (PR) (E.D. Cal. Nov. 3, 2021)