Stowers v. San Bernardino County

Filing 9

(AMENDED) ORDER OF TRANSFER. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on 9/9/2014. (ofr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/9/2014) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/11/2014: # 1 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE) (ofr, COURT STAFF).

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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DUANE LEE STOWERS,

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Petitioner,

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v.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY,

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Respondent.

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On August 26, 2014, Duane Lee Stowers, a California inmate, filed a pro se federal

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petition for writ of habeas corpus, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Stowers seeks relief from a

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criminal conviction in San Bernardino, California. San Bernardino lies in the Central District of

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California. Venue for a habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement or the district

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of conviction;1 however, petitions challenging a conviction or sentence are preferably heard in

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the district of conviction.2 Here, the Central District of California is the district of conviction.

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Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the Central District of California.3 The clerk shall

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terminate all pending motions and transfer the entire file to the Central District of California.

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See 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).

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See Habeas L.R. 2254-3(a); Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968).

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See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a).

Case No. C 14-3507 PSG (PR)
ORDER OF TRANSFER

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
DATED: 9/9/2014
PAUL S. GREWAL
United States Magistrate Judge

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Case No. C 14-3507 PSG (PR)
ORDER OF TRANSFER

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