Free Order - District Court of California - California

Case 3:08-cv-03548-JSW

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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 vs. MICHAEL KNOWLES, Respondent. / Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. The application attacks a conviction issued by the Alameda County Superior Court. While both this Court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was convicted have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner's application are more readily available in Alameda County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). ///// ///// ///// ///// 1 ORDER LACY MITCHELL, Petitioner, No. CIV S-08-1528-GGH P IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Case 3:08-cv-03548-JSW

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Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 1. This matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. DATED: 07/23/08 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows GREGORY G. HOLLOWS UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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