Taylor v. Keran

Filing 5

ORDER Transferring this Case to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 06/21/2017. (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KENNETH GERALD TAYLOR,

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Case No. 1:17-cv-00815-SKO HC

Petitioner,
ORDER TRANSFERRING THIS CASE TO
THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

v.

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SCOTT KERNAN, Secretary, California
Department of Corrections and
Rehabilitation,

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Respondent.

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On June 19, 2017, Petitioner Kenneth Gerald Taylor filed this pro se petition for writ of
habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner alleges constitutional violations arising from

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his 2009 conviction in Alameda County Superior Court. Alameda County, California, is within the
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venue of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Petitioner is presently
incarcerated at the Sierra Conservation Center, Jamestown, Tuolumne County, California.
Venue for a habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement or the district of

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conviction. 38 U.S.C. § 2241 (d). In a state with multiple federal districts, the District Court of the

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district in which a petitioner is confined may, in its discretion, transfer a petition concerning

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conviction and sentencing to the district in which the petitioner was convicted and sentenced. Such

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transfer generally furthers judicial economy since the witnesses and documentation are present in the
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district of conviction and sentencing.
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Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS that this case be TRANSFERRED to the United

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States District Court for the Northern District of California.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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June 21, 2017

/s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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Sheila K. Oberto

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