Hullon v. Gunther

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California ordered the transfer of Ashley Hullon's 28 U.S.C. § 2241 habeas petition to the District of Arizona. The court held that because Hullon challenged the execution of her sentence and was incarcerated in Arizona, the petition belonged in the custodial court.

Holdings

1. A federal prisoner's petition challenging the manner, location, or conditions of sentence execution must be brought in the custodial court. Because Hullon was confined in Arizona and challenged the application of First Step Act credits to her sentence, the District of Arizona was the proper court.
2. The action should be transferred to the United States District Court for the District of Arizona under 28 U.S.C. § 1631.

Questions Presented

1. Whether a federal prisoner's § 2241 petition challenging the execution and computation of a sentence must be heard in the district containing the prisoner's custodial facility.
2. Whether the action should be transferred to the District of Arizona under 28 U.S.C. § 1631.

Disposition

other