Crane v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge John F. Moulds on 9/24/2010 ORDERING that this matter is TRANSFERRED to the USDC Central District of California. CASE CLOSED. (Yin, K)

(HC) Crane v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 vs. SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent. / ORDER IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA RICHARD JOSEPH CRANE, Petitioner, No. 2:10-cv-2195 JFM (HC)

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The application attacks a conviction issued by the Los Angeles County Superior Court. While both this Court and the United States District Court in the district 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
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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:September 14, 2010.

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