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Nature of Suit Code: 530
Nature of Suit: Prisoner Petitions - Habeas Corpus
Cause of Action: 28:2254 Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (State)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DONALD B. WILLIAMS,

Petitioner,

v.

E. VALENZUELA,

Respondent.

No. 2:15-cv-0063 CKD P

ORDER

Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not paid the filing fee or submitted a request 

to proceed in forma pauperis.

Petitioner is incarcerated in California Men’s Colony and was convicted in Los Angeles 

County. Both California Men’s Colony and Los Angeles County are in an area embraced by the 

United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 2241(d), courts in both the district of conviction and the district of 

confinement have concurrent jurisdiction over applications for habeas corpus filed by state 

prisoners. Because petitioner was not convicted in this district, and is not presently confined 

here, this court does not have jurisdiction to entertain the application.

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Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is 

transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 28 U.S.C. 

§2241(d); 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

Dated: January 22, 2015

2/kly

will0063.108b

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CAROLYN K. DELANEY

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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