Brown v. Walker

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 1/28/15 ordering CASE TRANSFERRED to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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VERNON C. BROWN, JR.,

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Petitioner,

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v.

No. 14-CV-01627 AC P

ORDER

JAMES A. WALKER,

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Respondents.

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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.

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While both this court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was

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convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any

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and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner’s application are more

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readily available in Los Angeles County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).

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Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. This matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of

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California.

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DATED: January 28, 2015

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