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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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 Petitioner is not challenging a finding by the Board of Prison Terms or a reversal of a 1

finding by the Board of Prison Terms. 

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DONALD GENE PHILLIPS,

Petitioner, No. CIV S-06-0739 DFL PAN P

vs.

DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS,

Respondent. ORDER

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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 Los Angeles County Superior

Court in Norwalk, California. While both this Court and the United States District Court in the 1

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).

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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

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

District of California. 

DATED: April 7, 2006.

/001; phil0739.108

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