Vester L. Patterson v. William J. Sullivan

Filing 5

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Craig M. Kellison on 5/23/2018 ORDERING CASE TRANSFERRED to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. (Henshaw, R) [Transferred from California Eastern on 5/25/2018.]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VESTER L. PATTERSON,

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No. 2:18-CV-1031-MCE-CMK-P

Petitioner,

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vs.

ORDER

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WILLIAM J. SULLIVAN,

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Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this petition for a writ of

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habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The petition challenges a conviction and/or

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sentence issued by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 2241(d),

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courts in both the district of conviction and the district of confinement have concurrent

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jurisdiction over applications for habeas corpus filed by state prisoners. See Braden v. 30th

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Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973). Because any and all witnesses and evidence

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necessary for the resolution of petitioner's application are more readily available in Los Angeles

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County, which is within the boundaries of the United States District Court for the Central District

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of California, this matter should be transferred to that court. See id. at 499 n.15.

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Accordingly, 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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DATED: May 23, 2018
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CRAIG M. KELLISON
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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