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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

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

NICHOLAS M. PATE,

Petitioner,

v.

SUPERIOR COURT OF WASHINGTON,

Respondents.

Case No. 19-cv-02979-KAW (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Petitioner, who appears to be a pretrial-detainee at Skagit County Justice Center (“SCJC”)

in Mount Vernon, Washington, has filed a pro se petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 2241, alleging his right to a speedy trial was violated and that his attorney failed to 

move to suppress evidence from an illegal search. 

Where a petitioner is incarcerated in one state and files a § 2241 petition in a federal 

district court in another state, the federal district court lacks jurisdiction over his custodian to 

effect process or enforce its orders and must accordingly transfer or dismiss the petition. Hassain 

v. Johnson, 790 F.2d 1420, 1420 (9th Cir. 1986) (no jurisdiction in California to address petition 

where inmate incarcerated in Arizona). 

Because this Court lacks jurisdiction over this case it must be dismissed or transferred. In 

the interests of justice, this case is transferred to the United States District Court for the Western 

District of Washington.

All remaining motions are TERMINATED on this Court’s docket as no longer pending in

this Court.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 17, 2019 ______________________________________

KANDIS A. WESTMORE

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 4:19-cv-02979-KAW Document 7 Filed 07/17/19 Page 1 of 1