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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

LARRIANTE SUMBRY, 1:05-CV-01191-AWI-LJO-HC

Petitioner, 

vs.

INDIANA STATE PRISON, et al.,

Respondent. ORDER OF TRANSFER

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Petitioner, a prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a habeas corpus action , together with a request

to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 

The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity

jurisdiction, be brought only in “(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all defendants

reside in the same state, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events or omissions

giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of the property that is the subject of the action is

situated, or (3) a judicial district in which any defendant may be found, if there is no district in which

the action may otherwise be brought.” 28 U.S.C. § 1391(b).

In this case, the petitioner is challenging a conviction from Laporte County Superior Court,

which is in the Northern District of Indiana. Therefore, the petition should have been filed in the United

States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana. In the interest of justice, a federal court may

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transfer a case filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a); Starnes v.

McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).

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

District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 27, 2005 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

23ehd0 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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