Free Order - District Court of California - California

Case 5:08-cv-02279-JF

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NOT FOR CITATION 9 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 10 FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 12 HERBERT BRUCE LEMONT, 13 Petitioner, 14 15 ROBERT A. HOREL, Warden, 16 Respondent. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging his 1990 criminal conviction in the Los Angeles Superior Court. Venue for a habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement or the district of conviction, 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d); however, petitions challenging a conviction are preferably heard in the district of conviction. See Habeas L.R. 2254-3(a); Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968); cf. Dunne v. Henman, 875 F.2d 244, 249 (9th Cir. 1989) (district of confinement best forum to review execution of sentence). /// ///
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No. C 08-2279 JF (PR) ORDER OF TRANSFER

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Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1391(b), 1404(a); Habeas L.R. 22543(b)(1). In view of the transfer, the Court will not rule upon Petitioner's pending motion to proceed in forma pauperis (docket no. 2). The Clerk shall terminate all pending motions and transfer the entire file to the Central District of California. IT IS SO ORDERED. 5/8/08 DATED: JEREMY FOGEL United States District Judge

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