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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 Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN SCHRUBB,

Petitioner,

 v

MATTHEW CATE, Warden,

Respondent.

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No C-10-1968 VRW (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Petitioner seeks federal habeas review of a conviction

from the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the

County of Placer, which lies within the venue of the Eastern

District of California. See 28 USC § 84(b). Petitioner is

incarcerated at Salinas Valley State Prison, County of Monterey,

which lies within the venue of the Northern District of California. 

Id § 84(a). 

Venue in a habeas action is proper in either the district

of conviction or the district of confinement. See 28 USC § 2241(d). 

Petitions challenging a conviction, however, preferably are heard in

the district of conviction. See Habeas LR 2254-3(a); Dannenberg v

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Ingle, 831 F Supp 767 (ND Cal 1993).

Because the county of conviction, ie, Placer, lies in the

Eastern District of California, pursuant to 28 USC § 1406(a) and

Habeas Local Rule 2254-3(b)(1) and in the interest of justice the

court orders this petition TRANSFERRED to the United States District

Court for the Eastern District of California. 

The clerk shall terminate all pending motions as moot, 

close the file and transfer this matter to the United States

District Court for the Eastern District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

 

VAUGHN R WALKER

United States District Chief Judge

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