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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

VESTER L. PATTERSON,

Petitioner,

v.

JOEL MARTINEZ, Warden, et al.,

Respondents.

No. 1:16-cv-01565-DAD-JLT (HC)

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR 

THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On October 17, 2016, Petitioner filed a habeas corpus action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 

in this Court. Because venue is proper in the Central District of California, the Court will order 

the petition transferred.

The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity 

jurisdiction, be brought only in “(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, Petitioner is challenging his conviction from Los Angeles County, which is in 

the Central District of California. Venue is therefore proper in the Central District of California, 

and the petition should have been filed in the United States District Court for the Central District 

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of California. In the interest of justice, a 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: December 8, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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