Wren v. Trembell

Filing 2

TRANSFER ORDER, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 10/25/11. Case Transferred to Sacramento Division; The New Case Number is 2:11-cv-02823-EFB(HC). Old Case Number 1:11-cv-01768-MJS(HC).(Gonzalez, R)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JEFFREY WREN,
Petitioner,

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R.H. TREMBELL,
Respondent.
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ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:11-cv-01768-MJS (HC)

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a habeas corpus action
pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

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Venue for a habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement or the

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district of conviction. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). The district court for the district wherein such

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an application is filed in the exercise of its discretion and in furtherance of justice may

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transfer the application to the other district court for hearing and determination. Id.

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Petitioner is challenging a conviction from Placer County. Placer County is located

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in the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of

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California. Therefore, the petition should have been filed in the Sacramento Division. Local

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Rule 120(d).
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Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a civil action which has not been commenced in the

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proper court may, on the court’s own motion, be transferred to the proper court. Therefore,

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this action will be transferred to the Sacramento Division.

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Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. This action is transferred to the United States District Court for the Eastern

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District of California sitting in Sacramento; and
2. All future filings shall reference the new Sacramento case number assigned and

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shall be filed at:
United States District Court
Eastern District of California
501 "I" Street, Suite 4-200
Sacramento, CA 95814

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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Dated:
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October 25, 2011

Michael J. Seng

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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