Briscoe v. Thayler
Filing
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MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING VENUE. Petitioner was convicted in Tarrant County, Texas which is in the Fort Worth Division of the E/D Tx. The court is of the opinion that the transfer of this case to such district would further justice. A Transfer Order shall be entered in accordance with this Memorandum Opinion. Signed by Magistrate Judge Earl S. Hines on 6/28/11. (mrp, )
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS
BEAUMONT DIVISION
GREGORY WAYNE BRISCOE
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VS.
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DIRECTOR, TDCJ-CID
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CIVIL ACTION NO. 1:11cv86
MEMORANDUM OPINION REGARDING VENUE
Petitioner Gregory Wayne Briscoe, an inmate confined in the
Stiles
Unit
of
the
Texas
Department
of
Criminal
Justice,
Correctional Institutions Division, proceeding pro se, filed this
petition for writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254.
Discussion
Petitioner states that in 2005 he was convicted of several
criminal offenses in Tarrant County, Texas.
Petitioner filed this petition for writ of habeas corpus in
the district in which he is currently confined.
Pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 2241(d), a petitioner may bring his petition for writ of
habeas corpus in the district in which he was convicted or the
district in which he is incarcerated.
Section 2241(d) further
provides that the district court in the exercise of its discretion
may transfer the action to the other district in the furtherance of
justice.
Petitioner was convicted in Tarrant County, Texas.
Pursuant
to 28 U.S.C. § 124, Tarrant County is in the Fort Worth Division of
the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Texas.
The court is of the opinion that the transfer of this
action to such district would further justice.
Accordingly, this case will be transferred to the Fort Worth
Division of the United States District Court for the Northern
District of Texas. A Transfer Order shall be entered in accordance
with this Memorandum Opinion.
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SIGNED this
28
June
day of
, 2011.
EARL S. HINES
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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