Brandon Alexander Favor v. Pat L.Vasquez

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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 1/26/17 ORDERING that this case is TRANSFERRED to the Central District of California.(Dillon, M) [Transferred from California Eastern on 1/27/2017.]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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BRANDON ALEXANDER FAVOR,

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Petitioner,

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No. 2:17-cv-0124 CKD P

v.

ORDER

PAT L. VASQUEZ,

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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 Superior

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Court of California, Los Angeles County. While both this court and the United States District

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Court in the district where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial

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Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the

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resolution of petitioner’s application are more readily available in Los Angeles County. Id. at 499

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n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).

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Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is

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transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

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Dated: January 26, 2017

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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