ROMERO-LUNA v. McDONALD, CIV S-12-0635 GGH P. (2012)
Court: District Court, E.D. California
Number: infdco20120418993
Visitors: 14
Filed: Apr. 10, 2012
Latest Update: Apr. 10, 2012
Summary: ORDER GREGORY G. HOLLOWS, Magistrate Judge. Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding through counsel, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. The application attacks a conviction issued by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. While both this Court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court , 410 U.S. 484 (1973
Summary: ORDER GREGORY G. HOLLOWS, Magistrate Judge. Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding through counsel, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2254. Petitioner has paid the filing fee. The application attacks a conviction issued by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. While both this Court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court , 410 U.S. 484 (1973)..
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ORDER
GREGORY G. HOLLOWS, Magistrate Judge.
Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding through counsel, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has paid the filing fee.
The application attacks a conviction issued by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. While both this Court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner's application are more readily available in Los Angeles County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).
Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
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