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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ARMANDO ABREU,

Petitioner,

v.

R. BINKELE,

Respondent.

Case No. 1:16-cv-01941-SAB-HC

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

On December 30, 2016, Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a petition for 

writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254 challenging the conditions of confinement at 

Salinas Valley State Prison, where Petitioner is currently incarcerated. (ECF No. 1). The events 

giving rise to this action occurred at Salinas Valley State Prison, which is located in Monterey 

County and within the jurisdictional boundaries of the United States District Court for the 

Northern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 84(a). Therefore, venue is proper in the Northern 

District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b). A civil action which has been filed in the wrong

district may be transferred to the proper district. 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action is transferred to the United 

States District Court for the Northern District of California. This Court has not ruled on the

request to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2), and in light of the transfer, the Court will not 

determine whether to construe the instant petition as a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. § 1983.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 4, 2017 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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