Brown v. Beard et al

Filing 5

ORDER Transferring Case To The Central District Of California, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 6/30/2014. CASE TRANSFERRED to District of Central District of California.(Fahrney, E)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:14-cv-00993 MJS HC
RONNIE BROWN,

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
Petitioner, CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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v.

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JEFFERY BEARD, et al.,
Respondents.

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Petitioner is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of habeas
corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.

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The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on

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diversity jurisdiction, be brought only in “(1) a judicial district where any defendant

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resides, if all defendants reside in the same state, (2) a judicial district in which a

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substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a

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substantial part of the property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) a

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judicial district in which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the

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action may otherwise be brought.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).

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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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It is preferable for petitions challenging a conviction or sentence to be heard in the

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district of conviction while petitions challenging the manner in which the sentence is

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being executed be heard in the district of confinement. Dunne v. Henman, 875 F.2d 244,

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249 (9th Cir. 1989). In this case, it appears that Petitioner is challenging a conviction

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from Los Angeles County, which is in the Central District of California. See 28 U.S.C. §

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84. Therefore, the petition should have been filed in the United States District Court for

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the Central District of California. In the interest of justice, the petition will be transferred

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to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 28 U.S.C. §§

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1404(a) and 2241(d).

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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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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

June 30, 2014

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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