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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 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

EDWARD MONTGOMERY, 

Petitioner, 

v. 

SAN BERNARDINO SUPERIOR 

COURT, et al., 

Respondent. 

No. 2:16-cv-0011 GGH P 

ORDER 

 Petitioner, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed an application for a writ of habeas 

corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Petitioner has not paid the filing fee or filed an application 

to proceed in forma paupers. 

The application attacks a conviction issued by the San Bernardino Superior Court. While 

both this court and the United States District Court in the district where petitioner was convicted 

have jurisdiction, see Braden v. 30th Judicial Circuit Court, 410 U.S. 484 (1973), any and all 

witnesses and evidence necessary for the resolution of petitioner’s application are more readily 

available in San Bernardino County. Id. at 499 n.15; 28 U.S.C. § 2241(d). 

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 Accordingly, in the furtherance of justice, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is 

transferred to the United States District Court for the Central District of California. 

Dated: January 12, 2016 

 /s/ Gregory G. Hollows 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 

/kly 

mont0011.108

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