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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 

LAWRENCE REED, JR., 

Petitioner, 

v. 

ERIC ARNOLD, et al., 

Respondents. 

No. 2:16-cv-2608 AC 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, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. 

The application attacks a conviction issued by the Sonoma County Superior Court. While 

both this court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was convicted 

have jurisdiction, any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner’s 

application are more readily available in Sonoma County. Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 

410 U.S. 484, 497, 499 n.15 (1973); 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). 

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

 1. This court has not ruled on petitioner’s application to proceed in forma pauperis; and 

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

California. 

DATED: November 9, 2016 

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