Naulty v. Thompson

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA
ALEXANDRIA DIVISION
WILLIAM E NAULTY #783984,
Petitioner
CIVIL DOCKET NO. 1:25-CV-01071
SEC P
VERSUS 	JUDGE EDWARDS
BRENT THOMPSON,
Respondent
MAGISTRATE JUDGE PEREZ-MONTES
TRANSFER ORDER
Pro se Petitioner William E. Naulty (“Naulty”) challenges his conviction and
sentence imposed in the 22nd Judicial District Court, St. Tammany Parish, for sexual
battery involving victim under age of 13 and indecent behavior with juveniles under
age of 13.
	State v. Naulty, 2024-0118 (La.App. 1 Cir. 2/27/25); 406 So.3d 1231,
writ
denied, 2025-00374 (La. 5/20/25); 409 So.3d 220.
Jurisdiction over an action brought pursuant to § 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).
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Although Naulty is incarcerated within this judicial district, he was convicted
in St. Tammany Parish, which is in the Eastern District of Louisiana.
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 Monday, November 3, 2025.
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JOSEPH H.L. PEREZ-MONTES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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