Hughes v. Kirkland

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ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE.. Signed by Judge Charles R. Breyer on July 14, 2005. (crblc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/14/2005)

Hughes v. Kirkland

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Case 3:05-cv-02809-CRB

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Filed 07/14/2005

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 I N THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT F O R THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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For the Northern District of California

B R E N I C E HUGHES, Petitioner, v. R I C H A R D KIRKLAND, Warden, Pelican B a y State Prison, Res pon dent. /

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P e t i ti o n e r , who is in the custody of the California Department of Corrections, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 2254 challenging his con victi on. Petitioner was convicted of murder after a jury trial in Los Angeles County.

18 19 20 Since petitioner is challenging his conviction rather than the manner in which his 21 sen tenc e is being executed, venue is not proper in this district. See Habeas L.R. 2254-3(a). 22 Accordingly, this action is hereby TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for 23 the Central District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d) (giving a district court discretion 24 to transfer a habeas petition to the district of conviction). 25 IT IS SO ORDERED. 26 27 D a t e d : July 14, 2005 28 CHARLES R. BREYER U N I TE D STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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