Siqueiors v. Warden, Mule Creek State Prison et al

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 1/27/09 ORDERING that this case is TRANSFERRED to the Central District of California. CASE CLOSED(Dillon, M)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Respondents. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 / Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. The application attacks a judgment of conviction entered in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. While both this Court and the United States District Court in the United States District Court for the Central District of California where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner's application are more readily available in Los Angeles County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). ///// ///// 1 ORDER vs. WARDEN, MULE CREEK STATE PRISON, et al., IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA MICHAEL SIQUEIORS, Petitioner, No. CIV S-09-0160 DAD P

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DAD:9:md siqu016.108

Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. DATED: January 27, 2009.

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