Ford v. King

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Allison Claire on 4/21/2017 ORDERING this matter is TRANSFERRED to the USDC for the Northern District of California.(Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DARREN VINCENT FORD,

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Petitioner,

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v.

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No. 2:17-cv-00794 AC

AUDREY KING,

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ORDER

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. 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 application attacks a conviction issued by the Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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: April 21, 2017

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