Hoang v. Unknown

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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 3/17/2017 TRANSFERRING this matter to the USDC for the Central District of California, Southern Division. CASE CLOSED.(Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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HUNG LINH HOANG,

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No. 2:17-cv-0557AC P

Petitioner,
v.

ORDER

UNKNOWN,
Respondent.

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a putative petition for writ of

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habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not paid the filing fee or submitted an

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application to proceed in forma pauperis.

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The petition appears to challenge a December 29, 2016 decision by the California Court of

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Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, concerning petitioner’s 2004 conviction in the Orange County

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Superior Court. Although petitioner is incarcerated within this district, the subject matter of his

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petition challenges judicial decisions reached within the jurisdiction of United States District

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Court for the Central District of California, Southern Division.

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While both this court and the United States District Court for the Central District of

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California where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit

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

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petition are more readily available in Orange 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 Central District of California, Southern

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Division, at the following address:

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United States District Court
Central District of California, Southern Division
411 West 4th Street, Rm. 1053
Santa Ana CA 92701-4516

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SO ORDERED.
DATED: March 17, 2017

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