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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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Case No. 16-cv-4215 LHK (PR)

ORDER OF TRANSFER

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ISSAC ZOELEE,

Petitioner,

v.

DEBBIE ASUNCION,

 Respondent.

Case No. 16-cv-4215 LHK (PR) 

ORDER OF TRANSFER

Petitioner, a state prisoner at the California State Prison in Lancaster, has filed a petition 

for a writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner challenges his state conviction 

from the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Venue for a habeas action is proper in either the 

district of confinement or the district of conviction, see 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d), however, petitions 

challenging a conviction or sentence are preferably heard in the district of conviction. See Habeas 

L.R. 2254-3(b)(1); Laue v. Nelson, 279 F. Supp. 265, 266 (N.D. Cal. 1968). Here, the Central 

District of California is the district of conviction. 

Accordingly, this case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the 

Central District of California. See 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a). The Clerk shall terminate all pending 

motions and transfer the entire file to the Central District of California

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: 

LUCY H. KOH

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

8/25/2016

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