(HC)Uhuru v. The People of the State of California
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 6/3/2021 ORDERING CASE TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Southern 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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KOHEN DIALLO E. UHURU,
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Petitioner,
v.
ORDER
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA,
Respondent.
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No. 2:21-cv-0939 CKD P
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 Superior
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Court of San Diego County. 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 San Diego 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 Southern District of California.
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Dated: June 3, 2021
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1/kly/uhur0939.110
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CAROLYN K. DELANEY
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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