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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

ASKIA SANKOFA ASHANTI, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

BRIAN DUFFY, Warden, 

Respondent. 

No. 2:15-cv-0014 GGH P 

ORDER 

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

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

The application attacks a conviction issued by the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, 

Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center. 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). 

 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 

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

California. 

Dated: January 22, 2015 

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

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