Abbott v. Lizarraga et al.

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 7/11/16 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 LEE ABBOTT, JR.,

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Petitioner,

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v.

No. 2:16-cv-1525-EFB

ORDER

JOR LIZARRAGA, et al.,
Respondents.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed an

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application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. His application attacks a

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conviction issued by the Riverside County Superior Court. While both this court and the United

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States District Court in the district where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v.

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30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any and all witnesses and evidence necessary

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for the resolution of petitioner’s application are more readily available in Riverside County. Id. at

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499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).

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Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is

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transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

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DATED: July 11, 2016.

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