Vernon C. Brown v. David Baughman

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 2/23/17 ORDERING that this case is TRANSFERRED to the Central District of California.(Dillon, M) [Transferred from California Eastern on 2/24/2017.]

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

9

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10
11

VERNON C. BROWN, JR.,

12

Petitioner,

13
14

v.

No. 2:17-cv-0330 CKD P

ORDER

DAVID BAUGHMAN,

15

Respondent.

16
17

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas

18

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The application attacks a conviction in the Superior Court

19

of Los Angeles County. While both this court and the United States District Court in the district

20

where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410

21

U.S. 484 (1973), any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner’s

22

application are more readily available in Los Angeles County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. §

23

2241(d).

24

/////

25

/////

26

/////

27

/////

28

/////
1

1

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

2

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

3

Dated: February 23, 2017

_____________________________________
CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

4
5
6
7
8
9

1
brow0330.108

10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
2