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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

EDWARD THOMAS,

Petitioner,

v.

TAMMY FOSS, Warden,

Respondent.

No. 2:19-cv-02339 GGH 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. 

The application challenges a prison disciplinary hearing result that occurred in Salinas 

Valley State Prison. While both this court and the United States District Court in the district 

where petitioner was convicted 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 petitioner’s 

application are more readily available in Monterey County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). 

Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is 

transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.

Dated: December 5, 2019

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 3:19-cv-08142-VC Document 3 Filed 12/05/19 Page 1 of 1