Devine v. Howard

Filing 6

OPINION AND ORDER by Judge Ronald A. White, transferring case to the District of Kansas (terminates case) (acg, Deputy Clerk)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
EASTERN DISTRICT OF OKLAHOMA
DEAN J. DEVINE, JR.,
Petitioner,
vs.
BRUCE HOWARD, Warden,
Respondent.

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CIV-14-266-RAW

OPINION AND ORDER
Petitioner, a prisoner who is incarcerated at Howard McLeod Correctional Center in
Atoka, Oklahoma, has filed this petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 2254, challenging his conviction and sentence in Sedgwick County, Kansas, Case No.
11CR3302. Sedgwick County is located within the territorial jurisdiction of the District of
Kansas. Therefore, in the furtherance of justice, this matter may be more properly addressed
in that district.
ACCORDINGLY, Petitioner’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus is hereby
transferred to the District of Kansas for all further proceedings, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §
2241(d).
IT IS SO ORDERED this 8th day of July 2014.
Dated this 8th day of July, 2014.
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