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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PHILLIE EUGENE LESTER,

Petitioner,

v.

STU SHERMAN,

Respondent.

1:16-cv-00245-JLT (HC) 

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR 

THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF 

CALIFORNIA

Petitioner has filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 2254, together with a 

request to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1915. However, it appears 

Petitioner has filed this action in the wrong venue.

A civil action, other than one based on diversity jurisdiction, may be brought only in A(1) 

a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants reside in the same state, (2) a 

judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim 

occurred, or a substantial part of the property that is the subject of the action is situated, or (3) a 

judicial district in which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which the action 

may otherwise be brought.@ 28 U.S.C. ' 1391(b).

In this case, the petitioner is challenging a conviction from Los Angeles County, which 

is in the Central District of California. Therefore, the petition should have been filed in the 

United States District Court for the Central District of California. In the interest of justice, a 

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federal court may transfer a case filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. 

' 1406(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).

Accordingly, the Court ORDERS that this matter is transferred to the United States 

District Court for the Central District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 24, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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