Kevin D. Hill v. Joe Lizzaraga
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 8/11/15 ORDERING that this case is TRANSFERRED to the Central District of California.(Dillon, M) [Transferred from California Eastern on 8/13/2015.]
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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KEVIN D. HILL,
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Petitioner,
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No. 2:15-cv-1634 KJN P
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ORDER
JOE LIZZARAGA,
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Respondent.
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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas
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corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
The application attacks a conviction issued by the Los Angeles County Superior Court.
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While both this court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was
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convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any
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and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner’s application are more
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readily available in Los Angeles County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).
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Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
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1. This court has not ruled on petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis; and
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2. This matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of
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California.
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Dated: August 11, 2015
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