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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

FREDERICK WILSON, JR,

Petitioner,

v.

WILLIAM L. MUNIZ,

Respondent.

1:16-cv-0616 JLT (HC) 

ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE TO THE 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR 

THE CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Frederick Wilson, Jr. filed a habeas corpus action and a request to proceed in forma 

pauperis in this Court. However, he seeks to challenge a conviction arising from the Central 

District of California. Thus, the Court must transfer the matter to that District.

I. Analysis

The federal venue statute requires that a civil action, other than one based on diversity 

jurisdiction, be brought only in A(1) a judicial district where any defendant resides, if all 

defendants reside in the same state, (2) a judicial district in which a substantial part of the events 

or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred, or a substantial part of the property that is the 

subject of the action is situated, or (3) a judicial district in which any defendant may be found, if 

there is no district in which the action may otherwise be brought.@ 28 U.S.C. ' 1391(b).

As noted above, the petitioner is challenging a conviction from Los Angeles County, 

which is in the Central District of California. Therefore, the petition should have been filed in the 

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United States District Court for the Central District of California. In the interest of justice, a 

federal court may transfer a case filed in the wrong district to the correct district. See 28 U.S.C. '

1406(a); Starnes v. McGuire, 512 F.2d 918, 932 (D.C. Cir. 1974).

Accordingly, the Court ORDERS this matter to be transferred to the United States 

District Court for the Central District of California.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 9, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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