Salcedo v. Warden

Filing 3

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 2/13/17 ORDERING that this case is TRANSFERRED to the Northern 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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ELIEZAR SALCEDO,

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No. 2:17-cv-0229 KJN P

Petitioner,
v.

ORDER

WARDEN,

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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
corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner paid the $5.00 filing fee.
The application attacks a conviction issued by the San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 this matter is

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

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Dated: February 13, 2017

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salc0229.108

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