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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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FILED 

RICHARD W. WIEKING 

CLERK U.S. DISTRICT COU::!T 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALifORNIA 

SAN JOSE 

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

17 Petitioner, proceeding prose, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 

18 U.S.C. § 2254. 1 Petitioner seeks habeas relief from his underlying criminal sentence from the 

19 Superior Court of Sacramento County, which lies in the Eastern District of California. Venue for 

20 a habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement or the district of conviction, 28 

21 U.S.C. § 2241(d); however, petitions challenging a conviction or sentence are preferably heard 

22 in the district of conviction. See Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b)(1); Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 

23 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968). Here, the Eastern District ofCalifornia is the district of conviction. 

24 Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the 

25 Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). The Clerk shall terminate all pending 

26 motions and transfer the entire file to the Eastern District of California. 

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28 1 On March 3, 2015, this matter was reassigned to the undersigned judge. 

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1 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

2 DATED: 3/ol w 1 s3 r ' United States District Judge 

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Order of Transfer 

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