Moreland v. Arnold

Filing 6

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. The Clerk shall transfer the entire file to the Eastern District of California. Signed by Judge Hon. Lucy H. Koh on 1/30/2015. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate/Proof of Service)(sms, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/2/2015) [Transferred from cand on 2/4/2015.]

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RALPH D. MORELAND,
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Petitioner,
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vs.
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ERIC ARNOLD,
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Respondent.
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No. C 15-0054 LHK (PR)
ORDER OF TRANSFER

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Petitioner, proceeding prose, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28

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U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner seeks habeas relief from his underlying criminal sentence from the

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Superior Court of Solano County, which lies in the Eastern District of California. Venue for a

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habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement or the district of conviction, 28

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U.S.C. § 2241(d); however, petitions challenging a conviction or sentence are preferably heard in

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the district of conviction. See Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b)(l); Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266

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(N.D. Cal. 1968). Here, the Eastern District of California is the district of conviction.

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Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern

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District ofCa1ifornia. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The Clerk shall transfer the entire file to the

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Eastern District of California.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED:

l/30 /I)

istrict Judge

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Order of Transfer
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