VanSant v. Thompson

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
ALEXANDRIA DIVISION
RORY D VANSANT #621247,
Petitioner
CIVIL DOCKET NO. 1:25-CV-01799
SEC P
VERSUS 	JUDGE DRELL
BRENT THOMPSON,
Respondent
MAGISTRATE JUDGE PEREZ-MONTES
TRANSFER ORDER
Pro se Petitioner Rory D. VanSant (“VanSant”) filed a Petition for Writ of
Habeas Corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 challenging his conviction and sentence
imposed in the 22nd Judicial District Court, St. Tammany Parish.
Jurisdiction under § 2254 is proper where an inmate is confined, or where the
conviction was obtained.
	See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d);
Wadsworth v. Johnson, 235 F.3d
959, 961–62 (5th Cir. 2002). Within the context of § 2241(d), courts have traditionally
held that the most appropriate venue for challenges to the legality of a conviction is
in the district court for the district where the state conviction and sentence occurred,
while challenges to the implementation of the sentence, such as prison disciplinary
matters, should be considered in the district court for the district where such person
is in custody.
Story v. Collins, 920 F.2d 1247, 1250–51 (5th Cir. 1991).
Although VanSant is incarcerated at Raymond Laborde Correctional Center,
which is within this judicial district, he was convicted in St. Tammany Parish, which
is in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the § 2254 Petition be and is hereby
TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of
Louisiana for further review.
SIGNED on Thursday, December 4, 2025.
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JOSEPH H.L. PEREZ-MONTES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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