Norman John Craig v. George Eskin et al

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows on 7/12/2021 ORDERING CASE TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. (Henshaw, R) [Transferred from California Eastern on 7/14/2021.]

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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NORMAN JOHN CRAIG,

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Petitioner,

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No. 2:21-cv-01116 GGH P

v.

ORDER

GEORGE ESKIN, et al.,

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Respondents.

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Petitioner, a county inmate proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas

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corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not paid the filing fee or submitted a request

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to proceed in forma pauperis.
The application attacks a conviction issued by the Santa Barbara Superior Court. ECF

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No. 1 at 2. While both this court and the United States District Court in the district where

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

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

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

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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: July 12, 2021

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/s/ Gregory G. Hollows
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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