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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

Jerry Montano, Jr., No. Civ. S 05-2097 FCD PAN P

Petitioner, Order

vs.

James A. Yates, et al.,

Respondents.

-oOoPetitioner, a state prisoner without counsel, seeks a writ

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

Petitioner challenges a conviction in the Santa Clara County

Superior Court. This court and the United States District Court

in the district where petitioner was convicted both have

jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S.

484 (1973), but witnesses and evidence that may be necessary to

resolve petitioner’s application are more readily available in

Santa Clara County. Id. at 499 n. 15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).

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Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, I hereby order

this matter be transferred to the United States District Court

for the Northern District of California.

Dated: November 22, 2005. 

 /s/ Peter A. Nowinski 

 PETER A. NOWINSKI

 Magistrate Judge

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