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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIE MORGAN, JR.,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-07-1590 WBS DAD P

vs.

L E SCRIBNER, 

Respondent. ORDER

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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 filed an application to proceed in

forma pauperis or paid the filing fee. 

Petitioner is incarcerated at Calipatria State Prison in Imperial County and attacks

a judgment of conviction entered in the Los Angeles County Superior Court. Imperial County is

in an area embraced by the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. 

Los Angeles County is 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

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confined here, this court does not have jurisdiction to entertain the application. It appears that

any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner’s habeas petition

would be more readily available in Los Angeles County. In the furtherance of justice, this action

will be transferred to the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was

convicted. 

Accordingly, 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: August 13, 2007.

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