Mills v. California Department of Corrections

Filing 4

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 10/26/2017 ORDERING CASE TRANSFERRED to the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. (Henshaw, R)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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KENNETH WAYNE MILLS,

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Petitioner,

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No. 2:17-cv-2212 CKD P

v.

ORDER

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS, et al.,
Respondents.

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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. The application attacks a conviction issued by the Los

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Angeles County Superior Court. While both this court and the United States District Court in the

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district 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

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petitioner’s application are more readily available in Los Angeles County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28

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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: October 26, 2017

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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