Trotter v. Harris

Filing 5

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Dale A. Drozd on 10/6/14 ORDERING that this case is TRANSFERRED to the Central District of California.(Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JAMES TROTTER,

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Petitioner,

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No. 2:14-cv-2167 DAD P

v.

ORDER

KAMALA D. HARRIS,

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Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas

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corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis.

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The application attacks a judgment of conviction issued by the Los Angeles County

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Superior Court. While both the Fresno Division of this court and the United States District Court

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for the Central District of California have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court,

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410 U.S. 484 (1973), any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of

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petitioner’s application are more readily available in Los Angeles County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28

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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 court has not ruled on petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis; and

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2. 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: October 6, 2014

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DAD:9:mp
trot2167.108

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