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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 

THELMEAS WALKER, JR., 

Petitioner, 

v. 

JEFFREY BEARD, et al., 

Respondents. 

No. 2:16-cv-0047-EFB P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner is a state prisoner without counsel seeking a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 2254.1

 His application (ECF No. 6) attacks a conviction imposed by the Alameda 

County Superior Court. Petitioner is currently confined to High Desert State Prison in Lassen 

County. 

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C § 2241(d), courts in both the district of confinement and the district 

of conviction have concurrent jurisdiction over applications for habeas corpus filed by state 

prisoners. However, any and all witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of 

petitioner’s application may be more readily available in the county of conviction. See Braden v. 

30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484, 499 n. 15 (1973); 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). 

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 He also seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 5. 

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Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is 

transferred to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 

DATED: March 11, 2016. 

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