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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

ERIC ALFRED BARK,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-05-1710 LKK KJM P

vs.

J.W. SULLIVAN, et al.,

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of

habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. 

The application attacks a conviction issued by the Pomona Superior Court. 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 Los Angeles 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 application to proceed in forma

pauperis; and

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

District of California. 

DATED: December 29, 2005.

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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