IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS LUFKIN DIVISION TRA DAMON TUDMON § VS. § CIVIL ACTION NO. 9:20cv156 WARDEN, FCI BEAUMONT § MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING VENUE Petitioner Tra Damon Tudmon filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus under

challenging the computation of his sentence. The district and division of incarceration is the proper venue for a Section 2241 petition. Hooker vy. Sivley,

(Sth Cir. 1999). As petitioner is incarcerated in Jefferson County, Texas, venue is proper in the Eastern District of Texas. See

. However, as Jefferson County is located in the Beaumont Division rather than the Lufkin Division of this court, this matter should be transferred to the Beaumont Division. It is accordingly ORDERED this petition for writ of habeas corpus is TRANSFERRED to the Beaumont Division of this Court.

SIGNED this 31st day of July, 2020.

A Za Zack Hawthorn United States Magistrate Judge