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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

PAUL GORDON SMITH, JR.,

Petitioner,

v.

RONALD DAVIS, Warden,1

Respondent.

Case No. 16-cv-01979-DMR (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

On April 14, 2016, Petitioner filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus. Dkt. 1. 

On the same day the action was filed, the Clerk of the Court sent a notice directing 

Petitioner to either pay the filing fee or file a completed prisoner’s in forma pauperis (“IFP”) 

application form. Dkt. 2. The Clerk sent Petitioner a blank IFP application form, and informed 

him that he must return the completed form within twenty-eight days or his action would be 

dismissed.

Petitioner has since filed a completed IFP application, his Certificate of Funds, and his sixmonth prisoner trust account statement. Dkt. 5. Petitioner has also consented to magistrate judge 

jurisdiction in this action. Dkt. 4.

Here, Petitioner challenges a conviction and sentence incurred in the Shasta County 

Superior Court, which is within the venue of the Eastern District of California. See 28 U.S.C. 

§ 84. Because Petitioner is challenging his conviction, venue for the instant habeas action is 

proper in the district of conviction. 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d).

 

1 Ronald Davis, the current warden of the prison where Petitioner is incarcerated, has been 

substituted as Respondent pursuant to Rule 25(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a) and Habeas L.R. 2254-3(b), and in the interest of justice, 

this action is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of 

California. The Clerk shall transfer the case forthwith.

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

this district. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 11, 2016

DONNA M. RYU

United States Magistrate Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORN

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IT IS SO ORDERED

Judge Donna M. Ryu

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