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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 

BRIAN MOFFITT, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

CSP-SACRAMENTO, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:15-cv-0159 AC P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a First Amended Petition for writ 

of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with requests to proceed in forma 

pauperis and for appointment of counsel. 

The petition appears to attack a conviction issued by the San Bernardino County Superior 

Court in Victorville. While both this court and the United States District Court in the district 

where petitioner was convicted (the Central District of California) 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 the petition are more readily available in San Bernardino County. Id. at 499 

n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). 

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 Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 

 1. This court has not ruled on petitioner’s requests to proceed in forma pauperis or for 

appointment of counsel; and 

 2. This matter is transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of 

California. 

DATED: April 3, 2015 

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