Burbridge v. U.S. Government et al

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ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE to the Central District of California. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 02/06/07. (rbe, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/6/2007) Additional attachment(s) added on 2/6/2007 (rbe, COURT STAFF).

Burbridge v. U.S. Government et al

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Case 3:07-cv-00521-JSW

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Filed 02/06/2007

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 vs. U. S. GOVERNMENT, Respondent. KEVIN JAMES BURBRIDGE, Petitioner, ) No. C 07-0521 JSW (PR) ) ) ) ) TRANSFER ORDER ) ) ) ) ) IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Petitioner, a prisoner incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, California, has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus seeking review of his criminal conviction from San Bernardino County, which lies within the venue of the Central District of California. See 28 USC § 84(b). Venue is proper in a habeas action in either the district of conviction or the district of confinement, see id § 2241(d). However, federal courts in California traditionally have chosen to hear petitions challenging a conviction or sentence in the district of conviction. See Dannenberg v. Ingle, 831 F. Supp. 767, 767 (N.D. Cal. 1993); Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968). Therefore, the Court ORDERS that pursuant to 28 USC § 1404(a) and Habeas LR 2254-3(b), and in the interest of justice, the Clerk of the Court shall TRANSFER this matter to the United States District Court for the Central District of California IT IS SO ORDERED. DATED: 02/06/07 _______________________ JEFFREY S. WHITE United States District Judge

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