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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

RAFAEL ADAN MARTINEZ,

Petitioner,

v.

STUART SHERMAN,

Respondent.

No. 1:18-cv-01123-SKO HC

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR 

THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF 

CALIFORNIA

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Petitioner, Rafael Adan Martinez, is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a petition for 

writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 

Venue for a habeas action is proper in either the district of confinement or the district of 

conviction. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). In a state with multiple federal districts, the District Court of 

the district in which a petitioner is confined may, in its discretion, transfer a petition concerning 

conviction and sentencing to the district in which the petitioner was convicted and sentenced. 

Such transfer generally furthers judicial economy since the witnesses and documentation are 

present in the district of conviction and sentencing. 

Petitioner was convicted in the Imperial County Superior Court. Because Petitioner is 

challenging his conviction, venue for this case is most appropriate in the Southern District of 

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California.

Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS that this case be TRANSFERRED to the United 

States District Court for the Southern District of California. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 24, 2018 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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