Dement v. Chappell

Filing 2

ORDER Transferring Capital Habeas Action to the Eastern District of California and Instructions to Clerk. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on September 13, 2012. (jswlc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/13/2012)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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Ronnie Dale DEMENT,

Case Number 3-12-cv-4750-JSW
Petitioner,

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v.

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Kevin CHAPPELL, Acting Warden
of San Quentin State Prison,

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Respondent.

DEATH-PENALTY CASE
ORDER TRANSFERRING CAPITAL
HABEAS ACTION TO THE
DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF
CALIFORNIA AND INSTRUCTIONS
TO CLERK

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Petitioner was convicted and sentenced to death in Fresno Superior Court. People v.
Dement, 264 P.3d 292 (Cal. 2011). This capital habeas action therefore should be heard in the
Eastern District of California. N.D. Cal. Habeas L.R. 2254-22(a); E.D. Cal. L.R. 191(f).
Accordingly, this action is hereby transferred to the District Court for the Eastern District of
California. “The Clerk immediately shall advise the Clerk of Court” of the Eastern District.
N.D. Cal. Habeas L.R. 2254-22(c).

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It is so ordered.
DATED: September 13, 2012

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JEFFREY S. WHITE
United States District Judge

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Case No. 3-12-cv-4750-JSW
ORDER TRANSFERRING CAPITAL HABEAS ACTION TO THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
(DPSAGOK)