Renteria v. Pfeiffer

Filing 2

ORDER Transferring Case to the United States District Court for the Central District of California, signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 3/6/18. (Gonzalez, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LUIS RENTERIA,

1:18-cv-00305-SKO (HC)

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Petitioner,
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ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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CHRISTIAN PFEIFFER,
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(Doc. 1)

Respondent.
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Petitioner, Luis Renteria, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for writ of
habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
Venue for a habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement or the district of

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conviction. 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (d). In a state with multiple federal districts, the District Court of
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the 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.

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Such transfers generally further judicial economy since the witnesses and documentation are

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present in the district of conviction and sentencing.

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In this case, Petitioner was convicted in the Los Angeles County Superior Court and is
currently confined at the Kern Valley State Prison, Kern County, California. Because Petitioner

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is challenging his conviction, the case is most appropriate in the Central District of California.

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Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS that this case be TRANSFERRED to the United
States District Court for the Central District of California.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 6, 2018

/s/

Sheila K. Oberto

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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