Bradley Goodrich v. Kevin Chappell

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ORDER of Transfer. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 9/10/2014. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service). (emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/10/2014) [Transferred from California Northern on 9/10/2014.]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRADLEY GOODRICH,

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Petitioner,
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For the Northern District of California

United States District Court

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No. C-14-3900 EMC (pr)

KEVIN CHAPPELL, Warden,

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ORDER OF TRANSFER

Respondent.
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Petitioner has filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus to challenge his conviction and

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sentence from the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Los Angeles County lies within the venue of

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the Central District of California. Petitioner is confined at San Quentin State Prison in Marin

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County, within the venue of the Northern District of California. Venue is proper in a habeas action

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in either the district of confinement or the district of conviction, 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), although a

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petition challenging a conviction or the sentence imposed is preferably heard in the district of

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conviction. See N. D. Cal. Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b). The preferred venue is the Central District of

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California because Petitioner was convicted and the sentence was imposed in that district. Pursuant

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to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a) and Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b), and in the interests of justice, this action is

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TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. The

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Clerk shall transfer this matter forthwith.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: September 10, 2014
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EDWARD M. CHEN
United States District Judge