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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

EDWARD L. MERAS,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-07-0378 FCD EFB P

vs.

D.K. SISTO, Warden, et al.,

Respondents. ORDER

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Petitioner, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ of habeas corpus. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 2254. Petitioner seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

Petitioner challenges a conviction in the Stanislaus County Superior Court. Actions

arising out of Stanislaus County are venued in the Fresno part of this district. Accordingly, this

action should have been commenced in the district court in Fresno. Local Rule 3-120(d). In

light of the need to transfer this action, the court will not rule on petitioner’s application leave

for to proceed in forma pauperis at this time.

Accordingly, it is hereby ordered that:

1. This action is transferred to the district court in Fresno. See Local Rule 3-120(f).

2. The Clerk of Court shall assign a new case number; 

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3. The new case number is . All future filings shall bear the

new case number and shall be filed at:

United States District Court

Eastern District of California

2500 Tulare Street

Fresno, CA 93721

Dated: March 12, 2007.

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