(HC) Washington v. Lizarraga

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ORDER TRANSFERRING Case to the Sacramento Division of the Eastern District of California, signed by Magistrate Judge Jeremy D. Peterson on 7/10/2020. New Case Number 1:20-cv-1396. (Marrujo, C)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAMES WASHINGTON,

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Petitioner,
v.

Case No. 1:20-cv-00953-JDP (HC)
ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE
SACRAMENTO DIVISION OF THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOE LIZARRAGA,
Respondent.

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Petitioner James Washington, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas

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corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. ECF No. 1. The petitioner challenges his conviction from the

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Sacramento County Superior Court and is currently incarcerated at Mule Creek State Prison in

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Amador County. Both the court of his conviction and his place of incarceration are located in the

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judicial district of the Sacramento Division of the United States District Court for the Eastern

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District of California. Under 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), venue is proper in the judicial district where

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the petitioner was convicted or the judicial district where petitioner is incarcerated. Therefore,

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venue is proper in the Sacramento Division of this court. See id. Pursuant to Local Rule 120(f), a

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civil action that has not been commenced in the appropriate court may, on the court’s own

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motion, be transferred. Therefore, we will transfer this action to the Sacramento Division.

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

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

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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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July 10, 2020
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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No. 206.

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